Makruh Makruh In Islamic terminology, something which is makruh (Arabic: مكروه, transliterated: makrooh or "makrūh") is a disliked or offensive act (literally "detestable" or "abominable"). It is one of the five categories ("al-ahkam al-khamsa") in Islamic law -- "wajib/fard" (obligatory), "Mustahabb/mandub" (recommended), "mubah" (neutral), "makruh" (disapproved), "haram" (forbidden). Though it is not "haram" (forbidden) or subject to punishment, a person who abstains from this act will be rewarded. Muslims are encouraged to avoid such actions when or as possible. It is one of the degrees of approval ("ahkam") in Islamic law. Examples of something considered "Makruh" are the use of a
Al-Haram, Jaffa Al-Haram, Jaffa Al-Haram ("El Haram ʿAly Ibn ʿAleim", also "Sayyiduna Ali" or "Sidna Ali" "sanctuary of ʿAli [Ibn ʿAleim]"), was a Palestinian Arab village in the Jaffa Subdistrict, in Mandatory Palestine. It was located 16 km north of Jaffa, adjacent to the ruins of the medieval fortress of Arsuf, and its extent was estimated to range between 9,653 and 11,698 dunams of which 5,150 were accounted for in the cadastral registrations. It was depopulated during the 1948 war. The medieval fortress of Arsuf was captured from the kingdom of Jerusalem by Baibars in 1265, after 40 days of siege. Its