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Mustahab
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Mustahab names an act classed as recommended in Islamic law — encouraged and rewarded, without the weight attached to leaving a wajib act. It is sometimes called sunnah or mandub in this specific sense. It sits between wajib and mubah on the five-part scale.
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Wajib
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Mubah
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Sunnah
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