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Makruh
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Reprehensible, detested, hateful, odious. Usually refers to one of the five legal values in Islamic law (the other four are fard or wajib, obligatory; mustahabb or mandub, preferred; halal, permissible; and haram, prohibited). Makruh acts are not legally forbidden but discouraged. Muslims are advised to avoid makruh acts because the continued and insistent commission of such acts will lead to sin.
From: Makruh in The Oxford Dictionary of Islam »
