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Kafa'ah or Kafaah (Arabic: الكفاءة; al-kafā'aḥ) is a term used in the field of Islamic jurisprudence with regard to marriage in Islam, which in Arabic, literally means, equality or equivalence.[1][2] It is thus defined as the compatibility or equivalence between a prospective husband and his prospective wife which should be adhered to.[3] This compatibility is dependent on multiple factors that include religion, social status, morality, piety, wealth, lineage or custom.[4][5]
- ^ "Kafaah كَفائَة - Islamic Encyclopedia". islamicencyclopedia.org.
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- ^ Kazuo, Morimoto (2012). Sayyids and Sharifs in Muslim Societies. Routledge. pp. 79, 87, 91. ISBN 978-0-415-51917-5.