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Acts encouraged in the Sharī‘ah. Doing them is rewarded; leaving them is not punished. Also called sunnah, mandūb, or nafl.
termPage.pronunciation mus-ta-ḤABB
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From the root ح-ب-ب (ḥ-b-b), meaning 'to love.' The mustaḥabb is what is 'loved' to be done.
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Mustaḥabb acts (sunnah ṣalāhs, dhikr, ṣadaqah) compensate for shortcomings in obligations on the Day of Judgement, as the famous ḥadīth describes.
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The direction of the Ka‘bah faced in prayer.
Breaking the fast at sunset.
Pilgrimage to Makkah — fifth pillar of Islam.
The principles by which fiqh rulings are derived.
The lesser pilgrimage — performed any time of year.
The state of consecration entered into for hajj or umrah.