Halal, Mustahabb, Mubah, Makrooh & Haram..

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There are two main categories in
Islam; Halal (permissible) and haram
(forbidden). What is halal is divided
into 4 sub-divisions based on the way
in which they were made allowable.
1. Wajib/Fard = obligatory: It is
something that must be done, if we do
it we’re rewarded for it if we don’t
(on purpose) we’re punished for it, if
we don’t repent. Allah has told us
what is wajib Quran [59:7] and
Quran [5:97]. It is wajib to worship
Allah alone and follow His commands.
The purpose behind the category of
wajib acts is: 1) To identify for
humans the absolutely essential acts
which we must do in order to help us
succeed in both this life and the next.
2) To train the believer in submission
to God, which is the foundation of
righteousness. 3) To provide a basic
framework of righteous deeds for the
believers life.
2. Mustahabb = recommended: These
are acts which are encouraged by the
Prophet (alaihi selam). If we do them
we’re rewarded, if we don’t we’re not
punished no matter what. These acts
are here to help us get used to obey
Allah and His Prophet(alaihi selam),
and by the doing the mustahabb acts
the wajib acts will be easier for us to
do. Acts classified as Mustahabb are
those which a) The Prophet (alaihi
selam) used to do regularly, b) those
he recommended, c) those who were
wajib but later made mustahabb, for
example ghusl on Fridays were fard
but not anymore and d) thise which
he prohibited and then later
recommended, like visiting the graves.
The purpose behind the mustahabb
acts is: 1) To identify certain
beneficial acts which humans may not
necessarily realize, 2) To train
humans in obeying God. Each
compulsory act is as equivalent as an
recommended version. 3) To protect
the wajib acts with a shield of other
good acts. If a believer becomes weak
and neglect acts, it would be from the
mustahabb that he does so and not the
wajib ones. 4) To provide a body of
good deeds which can make up for
deficiencies in the wajib acts.
3. Mubah = allowed: These are some
acts that are allowed and they don’t
affect our faith or relationship with
God.
4. Makrooh = disliked: If we don’t do
these acts we will be rewarded, but if
we do them there is no punishment.
But it is better to avoid them because
they may be harmful for us and they
can lead to haram actions.The
purpose behind makrooh acts: 1) To
protect us from some harmful acts if
we abstain from the makrooh to begin
with, 2) Avoiding it trains man in
self-control and it’s easier to avoid
haram acts if you avoid the makrooh
and 3) To place a barrier between
the believer and the haram acts so
that in times of weakness a person
would only fall into the disliked
rather than the forbidden.
Haram = forbidden: An act is haram
if Allah or His Messenger(alaihi
selam) ordered us not to do it, without
making any exceptions. If we avoid
these acts we are rewarded if we
don’t we are punished.
The purpose behind the haram acts is:
1) To protect man from things which
are extremely harmful to him and
society, either physically or
spiritually. 2) To test mans faith and
differentiate between true believers,
weak believers and disbelievers, 3) To
help develop mans awareness of Allah
by forcing him to refrain from
certain acts even though he may not
be able to perceive the harm in it.