Practical religion

Commands, prohibitions and responsibility

Not every statement has the same legal weight. Learn the difference between obligation, recommendation, prohibition and dislike before applying labels.

Read rulings with their legal category

Use the glossary and sourced question pages.

ObligatoryUnderstand fard/wajib and when leaving an act affects validity.RecommendedDo not turn every Sunnah act into an obligation.ForbiddenA prohibition needs evidence and may have conditions or exceptions.DislikedMakruh is not automatically the same as haram.

Source-first note

Open the related sourced question or methodology page before treating a summary as a personal fatwa.