مَذْمُومٌblameworthy

Example sentences

• والطعام السخن مذموم، ونهى عنه صلى الله عليه وسلم

  Very hot food is blameworthy, and the Prophet (peace be upon him) forbade it.

  وَنُهِيَ — and was forbidden. The 'wa-' adds a clause, and the verb is passive: the food was forbidden by the Prophet, with the doer left unnamed in the verb itself. Arabic marks the passive through the inner vowels rather than a helper word.

  From: Eating in Moderation →

• وَأَنَّ الاِسْتِحْيَاءَ فِي التَّسَاؤُلِ عَنْ أَمْرِ الشَّرْعِ مَذْمُومٌ،

  And that feeling ashamed to ask about a matter of religious law is blameworthy.

  مَذْمُومٌ — blameworthy. A passive-participle adjective 'blameworthy', the predicate of the 'that' clause — what the shyness is declared to be. Built from a verb, it names the state of being censured. As the predicate it stands in the nominative, delivering the sentence's final verdict on the shyness.

  From: How the Companions Preserved Hadith →