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Fiqh

فقه

مكروه

Makrūh

Definition

Disliked — rewarded if avoided, not sinful if done. Makrūh taḥrīmī (Ḥanafī) is close to ḥarām.

Example

Praying while food is served and one is hungry; fidgeting in ṣalāh; eating onion or garlic before going to the mosque.

See also

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Ḥarām

Forbidden — its abandonment is rewarded and its commission is sinful.

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Mubāḥ

Permissible — neither rewarded nor punished by default. Most daily acts fall here.

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