(lesson 2) Corrections made:
23 February 2023 • 2.1K views
* Makrūh: ...if you do it you WON'T be sinful...
* Sunnah: ...if you don't you WON'T be sinful...
What we mentioned in terms of definitions of the 5 rulings is sufficient for us inshaAllāh. This is meant to be a basic course, so we don't intend to go into too much detail. However, due to questions that some had raised, here I'll share two benefits:
The first: Persistence upon a Makrūh act can render it a minor sin:
Ash-Shāṭibī raḥimahullāh said:
«فإن الإثم في المحرمة هو الظاهر، وأما المكروهة؛ فلا إثم فيها في الجملة؛ ما لم يقترن بها ما يوجبها، كالإصرار عليها، إذ الإصرار على الصغيرة يصيرها كبيرة، فكذلك الإصرار على المكروه، فقد يصيره صغيرة».
“What's apparent is sin applies to [committing] prohibitions (Ḥarām), as for disliked matters (Makrūh), there is no sin applied in general, as long as it is not accompanied by something that necessitates sin, such as persistency upon it, because persistency upon minor sins renders it a major sin, in the same way persistency upon disliked matters may render it a minor sin.” [Al-I’tisam (1/296)]
The second: A person is sinful for leaving off a Sunnah OUT OF DISLIKE
The Prophet ﷺ said:
((مَنْ رَغِبَ عَنْ سُنَّتِي فَلَيْسَ مِنِّي))
“He who turns away from my Sunnah is not from me (not one of my followers).”
[Bukhāri & Muslim]