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Fiqh

فقه

حرام

Ḥarām

Definition

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

Example

Ribā (interest), alcohol, pork, backbiting, premarital intimacy — all ḥarām by clear text.

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Makrūh

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

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Farḍ

Obligatory — its performance is rewarded and its abandonment is sinful.

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