Was the original meaning of dislike (karahah) prohibition?
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The questioner : I heard on a tape that the word "dislike" (karahah) in the verses and hadiths originally meant prohibition.
The Shaykh : Yes, that is the original rule.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Just as "the original ruling for a command is obligation."
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : "And the original ruling for a prohibition is prohibition."
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : The same applies to the dislike mentioned in the Noble Qur'an.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : As He said:[Al-Hujurat 49:7].
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : And He said:[Al-Isra 17:38].
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : So it means forbidden.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : But just as a command or a prohibition sometimes departs from the general rule, so too does dislike in some cases.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : It departs from the meaning of prohibition to the disliked (makruh) that is merely discouraged, as the jurists say.
The questioner : Yes, praise be to Allah, like the hadith:Sahih Ibn Hibban 7:198.
The Shaykh : Yes, indeed, this is the example.
The questioner : Yes, praise be to Allah.
The Shaykh : Yes, that is the original rule.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Just as "the original ruling for a command is obligation."
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : "And the original ruling for a prohibition is prohibition."
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : The same applies to the dislike mentioned in the Noble Qur'an.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : As He said:
and has made hateful to you disbelief, defiance and disobedience
وَكَرَّهَ إِلَيْكُمُ الْكُفْرَ وَالْفُسُوقَ وَالْعِصْيَانَThe questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : And He said:
All that - its evil is ever, in the sight of your Lord, detested.
كُلُّ ذَلِكَ كَانَ سَيِّئُهُ عِنْدَ رَبِّكَ مَكْرُوهًاThe questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : So it means forbidden.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : But just as a command or a prohibition sometimes departs from the general rule, so too does dislike in some cases.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : It departs from the meaning of prohibition to the disliked (makruh) that is merely discouraged, as the jurists say.
The questioner : Yes, praise be to Allah, like the hadith:
I dislike to remember Allah except in a state of purity
كرهت أن أذكر الله إلا على طهرThe Shaykh : Yes, indeed, this is the example.
The questioner : Yes, praise be to Allah.
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