Mustahabb

Mustahabb (

Islamic term

referring to an action or thing that is recommended and favoured.

Mustahabb actions are those whose ruling (

wajib (compulsory). One definition is "duties recommended, but not essential; fulfilment of which is rewarded, though they may be neglected without punishment".^[1] Synonyms of mustahabb include masnun and mandub. The opposite of mustahabb is makruh

(discouraged).

Parallels have been drawn between the concept of mustahabb in Islamic law and the concept of supererogatory acts in the Western philosophical tradition.^[2]

Examples

There are possibly thousands of mustahabb acts,^[3] including:

As-Salamu Alaykum (a traditional Islamic greeting
) (though responding to the greeting is an obligation)

Sadaqah (charity outside of zakat)
Hanbali madhhab, wherein it is fard
)

References

^ Reuben Levy, The Social Structure of Islam, p. 202
JSTOR 20847307
.

ISBN 9781134296910
. Retrieved 8 July 2014.

External links

Difference between the Terms Sunnah and Mustahabb in the Terminology of Islamic Jurisprudence

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[1] Reuben Levy, The Social Structure of Islam, p. 202

[2] JSTOR 20847307
.

[Turner-3] ISBN 9781134296910
. Retrieved 8 July 2014.

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