His statement regarding the dislike of praying in graveyards: Is the intended meaning prohibition?
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The questioner : His statement "the dislike of praying in graveyards" ... is the dislike for dislike or for prohibition?
The Shaykh : Dislike for prohibition. The dislike mentioned by the early scholars is for prohibition. So if you hear from Imam Ahmad that he said, "I dislike such and such," he forbids it, but he dislikes using the term "prohibition" except where a text has established prohibition. Three?
The student: Two.
The Shaykh : Two? Please.
The Shaykh : Dislike for prohibition. The dislike mentioned by the early scholars is for prohibition. So if you hear from Imam Ahmad that he said, "I dislike such and such," he forbids it, but he dislikes using the term "prohibition" except where a text has established prohibition. Three?
The student: Two.
The Shaykh : Two? Please.