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Nowadays even scholars seem to take Makruh Tanzih very lightly.

What is the position of the four Madhahib with regards to continuous performance of an act which is classed as Makruh Tanzih.

The question was asked here:

http://qa.sunnipath.com/issue_view.a...12910&CATE=239
I heard recently that major scholars of the madhab, including ibn 'Abidin, say that a consequence of carelessly persisting in the makruh tanzihi is that one cannot make shifa'a for one's relatives on the Day of Judgement nor receive their shifa'a. Is this correct?

However, there was no proper answer given to this question.


Mufti Muhammad al-Kawthari said:
The one who abstains from it will be rewarded, and the one who practices it will not be punished. However, to make a habit of it is considered offensive.

What does it mean by ‘offensive’? Makruh Tanzih, Makruh Tahrim, or Haram?

Mufti Ahmed Desai:
Makruh does not mean permissible. Regardless of the category of Makruh, it does not mean permissible even if it happens to be Makruh Tanzihi. In fact, constancy in the commission of Makruh Tanzihi transforms the act into Makruh Tahrimi which is a punishable offence in the same way as perpetration of haraam is. The consequence of both haraam and Makruh Tahrimi is the Fire of Jahannum. The flagrant perpetrator of Makruh Tahrimi is a faasiq.

I would be grateful if anyone can mention what the classical scholars have said regarding continuous indulgence in a Makruh act.

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A fatwa that appears to indicate that continuous performance of Makruh Tanzih leads to incurring of sin:

Is it permissible to perform Salaat with shirt sleeves above the elbows?

It is of the respects of Salaat to have the elbows covered like the head is covered. To leave the elbows uncovered during Salaat is Makrooh Tanzihi which reduces the Thawaab of the Salaat. It must also be borne in mind that constant perpetration of a Makrooh Tanzihi act transforms it (Makrooh Tanzihi) into a Makrooh Tahrimi which is a reprehensible and forbidden act. For worldly occasions and gatherings people observe all types of manmade and un-Islamic rules, customs and etiquette, but for the holiest of holy and greatest of great occasion (i.e. Salaat) Muslims nowadays think nothing of discarding and ignoring the proper Islamic decorum and etiquette -- the proper Sunnat etiquette which is so necessary for obtaining the Supreme Pleasure of Allah Azza Wa Jal.

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ASWW
What about missing the 4 rakaats nafl in Eshaa night in night out!!

[EmpokemyMok]

wa rahmatullah,
The 4 raka't before 'isha are not sunnah mu'akkadah, thus leaving them out won't make you sinful in any way; same with any non-recommended sunnah.

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Any answers to the original question?

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I just happened to find this post by Salman, tackling upon this very question:

http://www.sunniforum.com/forum/show...l=1#post271338

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I just happened to find this post by Salman, tackling upon this very question:

http://www.sunniforum.com/forum/show...l=1#post271338

salamu `alaykum

[1] The "slightly disliked" can be that which is opposite of [a] the confirmed sunna or [b] the mustahab. If it is in opposition to the former, then doing it perpetually is sinful and blameworthy. If it is in opposition to the latter, then it will not be sinful even if done perpetually.

Anyone have any proofs and quotes from classical scholars that support the principle stated above by Brother Salman?

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Imam Abu Ishaq Ibrahim ibn Musa al-Shatibi (d. 790 H) said:

"Sinning in haram acts is obvious. As for makruh acts (= makruh tanzihi in the Hanafi madhhab), there is generally no sin in them, as long as nothing necessitating sin is associated with it like persistence on it. For persistence on a minor sin makes it a major sin, and likewise, persistence on a makruh act makes it a minor sin. And with respect to accuring sin in general [i.e. whether big or small], there is no difference between a minor and major sin, although a distinction between them occurs from another angle [i.e. from the angle of the gravity of the sin, and the need to make specific tawbah]; as distinguished from a makruh act with respect to a minor sin [as in the first there is generally no sin except with persistence]." (Al-I'tisam, Dar al-Hadith ed., p. 124)