Question
Also, many a times the word ﻛﺮه is mentioned but then Allama Shaami (or others) clarify that this can't be tahreemi it will be tanzeehi.
Answer:
ﺑﺴﻢ اﷲ اﻟﺮﺣﻤﻦ اﻟﺮﺣﯿﻢ
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
Allamah Shami writes in his super commentary *Raddul Muhtar*: “Sometimes the term *makrooh *is used for that which is *haram *(prohibited) like the statement of Qudoori in his *Mukhtsar *(a book written by him), ‘ And whosoever prays the *Zuhr *prayer in his home on the day of Friday, before the prayer of the Imam (i.e. before the Imam prays Salatul Jumuah), despite him not having a valid excuse, then it would be disliked for him to do that.’ And the term *makrooh *is also used for *makrooh tahreemi*; and *makrooh tahreemi *is that which is closer to haram. And Imam Muhammad refers to this type as *haram zanni*. And the term *makrooh *is also used for *makrooh tanzeehi; *and *makrooh tanzeehi *is that which omitting it is more preferable than doing it. *Makrooh tanzeehi *is synonymous to the word *khilaful awla, *just as we have mentioned earlier.” (Raddul Muhtar: v. 1, p.
257-258 [Maktaba Imdadia])
Allamah Shami also states: “He (Ibn Nujaym) says in *Bahr (Raiq)*, ‘ Know, that when the word *makrooh *is mentioned generally in their (the jurists’) speech, then the intended meaning of it is *tahreem *(prohibition), except if it is explicitly mentioned that it is *makrooh tanzeehi.*’” (Raddul Muhtar: v. 1, p. 385 [Maktaba Imdadia])
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Written by Maulana Mohammad Ahsan Osmani Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah Darul Ifta Birmingham