abandonment (التَّرْك)
الحديث أصول الفقه
التعريف :
To abandon something and not to do it.
المعنى الاصطلاحي :
Not doing something despite of being able to do it, whether it be intentionally or unintentionally.
الشرح المختصر :
"Tark" (leaving/abandoning) is to stop oneself from doing an action which is required, such as refraining from performing the obligatory and supererogatory acts of worship which Allah enjoined. An example is "tark as-salāh" is not performing prayer.
التعريف اللغوي المختصر :
"Tark": stopping to do something or turning away from it. Other meanings: giving something up, abandoning, quitting, rejecting, neglecting.