التعريف
That which the Sharī‘ah has permitted. In broader usage, it includes the merely permitted (mubāḥ), the recommended (mustaḥabb), and the obligatory (wājib) — i.e. anything not forbidden.
النطق: ḥa-LĀL
الاشتقاق والجذر
From the root ح-ل-ل (ḥ-l-l), meaning 'to untie, to release.' Ḥalāl is what has been released from the bonds of prohibition.
الاستخدام في القرآن
'O mankind, eat from whatever is on earth that is lawful and good.' (al-Baqarah 2:168)
ملاحظات علمية
The default in worldly affairs (food, drink, clothing, transactions) is permissibility — until evidence prohibits. The default in worship is the opposite: nothing is legislated except by evidence.
التطبيق العملي
Verify the source of income, food, and entertainment. Even small persistent ḥarām earnings affect the answering of du‘ā'.
Mentioned in articles
In classical books
The Four Principles (Al-Qawa'id al-Arba')
Chapter: Third Principle — The Prophet ﷺ Fought All Categories of Worshippers
The Conditions of La ilaha illa Allah
Kitab at-Tawheed
Chapter: Chapter 1 — Tawheed (The Oneness of Allah)
Al-‘Aqeedah al-Wasitiyyah
Chapter: Belief in Allah — His Names and Attributes
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مصطلحات ذات صلة
المزيد من Fiqh Terms
Forbidden in the Sharī‘ah.
Following a scholar's ruling without knowing the evidence.
The principles by which fiqh rulings are derived.
The ninth month of the Islamic calendar — month of obligatory fasting.
Circumambulating the Ka‘bah seven times.
The minimum wealth threshold making zakāh obligatory.