1. MAKROOH , HARAM, MAKROOH TAHREEMA Khaleelpudur02:17 0 comments

 

Question :                                                                                                                 

Please define the difference in fiqh between the terms haram, makrooh tahreeman and makrooh.

Answer:                                                                                                                      

The Arabic word 'Makruh' means detested, the opposite of liked or loved. In the terminology of Shari`ah, it refers to something which the Lawgiver asks us not to do, but the injunction is not in a definitive manner. It may be said that it means something refraining from which earns a person reward as long as he does not do it out of obedience, but a person who does it will not be punished, either.

As for the Arabic word 'Haram', it means forbidden. In the terminology of Shari`ah, it refers to something that the Lawgiver requires us not to do, the injunction here is in a definitive manner. Haram is the opposite of Halal (permitted). A person will be rewarded for keeping away from Haram as long as he refrains from doing it out of obedience, not out of fear, shyness or the inability to do it; in those cases he will not be rewarded for not doing it.”

The Hanafi school defines haram for what is proven to be haram in Qur'an or hadith that are narrated by many chains of narration to make the hadith as authentic as the Qur'an and the meaning of that hadith or Quranic evidence is of certainty.

If the proof doesn't comply with that level of standard, then it becomes makrooh karahat tahreem, which means that it is anticipated to be haram, but not certain.

The third category is makrooh karahat tanzih, which means that it is better for you to avoid it, but not sinful to do it.

Excerpted, with slight modifications, from: www.islamonline.net