Los ahkam shar'iah se dividen en: el fard (obligatorio), el haram (prohibido), el mandoob (recomendado), el makruh (reprobable) y el mubah (permitido). El hukm shar'i es, o bien una orden de realizar una acción, o bien una orden de abstenerse de realizarla. Si la orden (amr) de realizar la acción es decisiva (jazim), se clasifica como fard o wajib. Ambos términos son sinónimos. Si la orden de realizar una acción no es decisiva, se clasifica como mandoob. Si la orden de abstenerse es decisiva, se clasifica como haram o mahzur, que son sinónimos, mientras que si la orden de abstenerse no es decisiva (ghair jazim), se clasifica como makruh. Así, en el caso del fard/wajib, quien lo realiza es alabado y quien se abstiene de ello es censurado. Quien descuida cumplir el fard merece ser castigado. Quien realiza el haram es censurado y quien se abstiene de él es alabado. Quien realiza el haram merece ser castigado. Quien realiza el mandoob es alabado y recompensado, y quien se abstiene no es censurado, es decir, es recompensado por realizar la acción y no es castigado por abstenerse de ella. Quien no realiza la acción makruh es alabado y recompensado, es decir, abstenerse de lo makruh es preferible. El mubah es aquel respecto al cual el daleel as-Sam'ai (evidencia textual) muestra que el discurso del Legislador implica la elección entre realizar una acción o abstenerse de ella.

The AHkam shar’aiah are divided into: the fard (compulsory), the haram (prohibited), the mandoob (recommended), the makruh (undesirable) and the Mubah (permissible). The Hukm shar’ai is either an order to perform an action or to abstain from performing an action. If the order (amr) to perform the action is decisive (jazim), then it is classified as fard or wajib. Both these terms are synonymous. If the amr to do an action is indecisive, it is classified as mandoob. If the order to abstain is decisive, it is classified as haram or maHzur which are synonymous, whereas if the order to abstain is indecisive (ghair jazim), it is classified as Makruh. Thus, with the fard/wajib, the performer is praised and the one who abstains from it is condemned. The person who neglects to perform the fard deserves to be punished. The person who performs the haram is condemned and the one who abstains from it is praised. The person who performs the haram deserves to be punished. The person who performs the mandoob is praised and rewarded and the one who abstains is not condemned i.e. he is rewarded for performing the action and not punished for abstaining from it. The person who does not perform the makruh action is praised and rewarded i.e. abstaining from the makruh is preferable. The mubah is which the daleel as-Sam'ai (textual evidence) shows that the speech of the Legislator implies the choice between performing an action or abstaining from it.