What is the difference between makroo and haram?

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Re: What is the difference between makroo and haram?

@psyah

Peace

From memory in a talk I think it goes on a mirror like scale:

Fard = reward for enjoining and sin for omitting
Mustahab = reward for enjoining and no sin for omitting
Muba = no reward for enjoing or omitting
Makrooh = sin for enjoining but no reward for omitting
Haram = sin for enjoing and reward for omitting

The difference being that avoiding haram is in itself a good deed whereas avoiding makrooh is merely avoiding the sin.

Also by doing the same makrooh over and over it is of no real consequence other than the sin being earned over and over, however, with the same haram thing being done over and over it can be classed as kufr.

Fard and Haram are absolute opposites too … it is fard on us to avoid haram and haram for us to avoid a fard.

The Rulings of the Sacred Law

From: The Absolute Essentials of Islam: A Basic Primer in Beliefs, Prayer, and the Path to Paradise According to the Hanafi School (© Faraz Rabbani, forthcoming from www.WhiteThreadPress.com)

6. The Somewhat Disliked** (makruh tanzihan)** is that which we have been lightly commanded to leave, though it is not sinful or blameworthy to do. There is reward in leaving it.

7. The Prohibitively Disliked** (makruh tahriman)** is that which we have firmly commanded to leave, through a text open to the possibility of interpretation.

Denying such a command entails misguidance but not disbelief. Performing such an action is sinful.

8. The Forbidden (haram) is that which we have been firmly commanded to leave, through a decisively-established text.
   http://www.sunniforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=2162
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You’re talking about Makruh tahrimy or tehriman.