How can one distinguish, in a fatwa, between that which is "makruh" (disliked) meaning "haram" (forbidden) and that which is "makruh" (disliked) yet does not mean "haram" (forbidden)?
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If the questioner is referring to the fatwas on this website, the term karaha (disliked) is not used to denote (forbidden) unless it is qualified by " karahat tahrimiyyah " (prohibitively disliked). Reading the books of the scholars requires knowledge of their terminology to correctly understand their words, especially the books of the earlier scholars among them.
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