SALAH · TOPIC 12 OF 12

Disliked (Makrūh)

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  1. To deliberately omit any mandatory (wājib) action is prohibitively disliked (makrūh taḥrīmān)
  2. To leave a confirmed sunnah is somewhat disliked (makrūh tanzīhān) and blameworthy
  3. To fidget is prohibitively disliked (makrūh taḥrīmān)
  4. Slight action or movement not of the prayer is somewhat disliked (makrūh tanzīhān), unless it is for a good reason or in the interest of the prayer
  5. To wipe away pebbles on the ground, except once for prostration
  6. To crack one’s knuckles
  7. To place one’s hands on one’s hips
  8. To turn one’s neck
  9. To sit with one’s knees up
  10. To lay one’s forearms on the ground during prostration
  11. To roll up one’s sleeves
  12. [For men] to pray in only a lower garment [that covers his nakedness], while having the ability to cover the whole body
  13. To gather one’s garment close to the body before going into prostration
  14. To place a shawl on one’s head or shoulders, letting its ends hang down below
  15. To close one’s eyes (unless done for a legitimate reason, such as if it helps one to concentrate, in which case it is actually superior)
  16. To yawn
  17. To stretch [one’s arms, exposing the chest]
  18. To cover one’s nose and mouth [except when yawning]
  19. To prostrate with the forehead covered
  20. To prostate on a picture [of an animate creature]
  21. To pray in the road, lavatory, or graveyard
  22. To pray near filth
  23. To pray on stolen property, in a stolen garment, or after having made wuḍū’ from stolen water
  24. To pray while having the urge to urinate or defecate, or while needing to relieve oneself from gas
  25. To pray in work clothes (namely, clothes that are usually dirty and worn out, or clothes that one normally wears in the house are not suitable attire when meeting distinguished personalities)
  26. To pray in a garment on which there is a picture [of an animate creature]
  27. To pray with one’s head uncovered, unless done out of humility (only pertains to men)
  28. To pray when food has been served (that is, when one is hungry, such that it would distract him from the prayer)
  29. To pray in the presence of a picture [of an animate creature]
  30. To pray around that which would distract the person
  31. To pray in a congregation while standing alone in a row (rather, if there is a gap in the row in front of him, he should fil it in)
  32. To pray in front of a furnace or ember
  33. To pray in front of people sleeping
  34. To wipe dirt [or sweat] off of one’s face that does not distract him, during the prayer

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