#StudyFiqh - Islamic Jurisprudence Part 15 Makrooh By definition of the jamhoor (Imams Malik, Shafi’i and Hanbal) these are the aspects that Allah does not want you to do, but He does not command you to stay away from them. For example, Allah forbids us from eating and drinking with the left hand—this is an explicit command from the sunnah of the Prophet (saw) therefore it is sinful and haraam. On the other hand, it is preferred for us to be sitting down while eating and drinking, but it is shown else where that the Prophet sala Allahu alihi drank while standing. Therefore it is not best and should be avoided but it is not sinful. As far as consequences, there is no punishment for doing these actions, but if left off with the intention of pleasing Allah, then there is a reward. Thus, a person is allowed to stand while drinking water, but if he or she sits for the sake of pleasing Allah and following the sunnah of the Prophet (saw) then there is a reward. As such, just like Mustahab protects the Wajibat, the Makrooh serves to protect us from the Haraam. Therefore Makrooh is: A prohibition that is not binding, the opposite of Mustahab. You Will get reward by staying away from it & you won’t get punished if you do it. Makrooh is used by the scholars when there is a difference of opinion. Some scholars may claim a matter is haraam while others may declare it permissible. Others would justly term it Makrooh instead of claiming that the issue was positively Haram. This is using the famous hadith of the Prophet sala Allahu alihi “The Halal is clear and the Haram is clear, but between the two are issues which are confusing of which any of the people do not know (the answer to). Thus, whoever protects himself from these confusing issues has protected his Deen.” Some have shown that Makrooh is when there is mention of a reward for not doing an action AND at the same time there is no mention of the punishment. Makrooh is also when there is a definite command of prohibition, which comes with an indication that it is not binding.
Posted on: Fri, 15 Aug 2014 09:00:01 +0000
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