المکروہ شرعی اصطلاح کے مطابق:

The Makrooh in accordance to the Shar’a Istilaah (terminological definition):

هُوَ ذَلِكَ الَّذِي طَلَبَ الشَّارِعُ تَرْكَهُ عَلَى سَبِيلِ الطَّلَبِ غَيْرِ الْجَازِمِ (طَلَبِ تَرْكٍ غَيْرِ جَازِمٍ).

It is that which the Shaari’ (Legislator) has requested leaving its perfomance by way of a non-decisive request (Talab Ghair Jaazim).

هو ما كان تَرْكُهُ أَوْلَى أو أَحَبَّ (أو أَنْسَبَ) من فِعْلِهِ. ومَنْ فَعَلَ المكروهَ لا يَأْثَمُ، وإنْ تَرَكَهُ امْتِثالًا لأَمْرِ اللهِ فإنَّهُ يُمْدَحُ ويُثابُ.

It is that which leaving it is better or preferred (or more appropriate) that doing it. The one who does the Makrooh is not sinful and if he leaves it in compliance to the command of Allah he is commended and rewarded.

مثال المكروه ما ذُكر في قول رسول الله ﷺ:

An example of the Makrooh is that which was mentioned in the Qawl of the Messenger (saw):