Is it correct to call a forbidden act (muharram) a disliked act (makruh)?

Question:
He says: What is the ruling on one who classifies a forbidden act (muharram) as a disliked act (makruh)?

Answer:
A forbidden act (muharram) is called a disliked act (makruh) in the Qur'an , and this includes shirk (associating partners with Allah), undutifulness to parents, stinginess, and whatever else is mentioned in the verses. If he means that it is disliked by Allah, then yes, it is disliked. But if he means by "disliked" what the later scholars call "disliked by way of recommendation" (karahah al-tanzihi), then this is not permissible. One must not be lenient with the forbidden and make it a disliked act, because the disliked act is a category distinct from the permissible. Therefore, he has made the forbidden lawful.