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layout: post
publisher: alsalafiyyah@icloud.com
title: "Definition of Makruh"
hijri: Safar 27, 1442 AH
source: "Fatawa Al-lajnah Al-Da'imah of KSA, Fatwa no. 8133, Question 2"
lang: en
category: [terminology]
note: true
excerpt: "Al-Makruh (what is disliked) is defined as an act that if abstained from, one is rewarded. However, if such an act is done no punishment is incurred."
muftis:
  chairman: 
    - name: Shaykh Abdul-Aziz ibn Baz
      url: /biography/binbaz/
  deputy_chairman:
    - name: Shaykh Abdul-Razzaq Al-Afifi
      url: /biography/afifi/
  members: 
    - name: Shaykh Abdullah Ibn Ghudayyan
      url: /biography/ghudayyan/
    - name: Shaykh Abdullah Ibn Qa'ud
      url: /biography/qaud/
---

Question:

What is the definition of Al-Makruh? 

Answer:

Al-Makruh (disliked) is defined as an act that if abstained from, one is rewarded. However, if such an act is done no punishment is incurred.