Wikipedia's first sentence called it “islamic term referring to recommended”. Today it says “islamic term referring to an action or thing that is recommended and favoured”.
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Mustahabb ( Arabic : مُسْتَحَبّ , lit. ' beloved thing ' ) is an Islamic term referring to an action or thing that is recommended and favoured. Mustahabb actions are those whose ruling ( ahkam ) in Islamic law falls between mubah (neutral; neither encouraged nor discouraged) and wajib (compulsory). One definition is "duties recommended, but not essential; fulfilment of which is rewarded, though they may be neglected without punishment". 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.
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Mustahabb (Arabic مستحبّ, literally "recommended") is an Islamic term referring to recommended, favored or virtuous actions.
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The opening as it stood in 2015
Mustahabb ( Arabic : مستحبّ /mustaḥabb/, literally "recommended") is an Islamic term referring to recommended, favored or virtuous actions.Mustahabb actions are those whose status of approval in Islamic law ( ahkam ) falls between mubah (neither encouraged or discouraged) and wajib (compulsory).One definition is "duties recommended, but not essential; fulfilment of which is rewarded, though they may be neglected without punishment".Synonyms of mustahabb can be masnun or mandub .The opposite of mustahabb is makruh (discouraged).
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Mustahabb ( ) is an Islamic term referring to recommended, favoured or virtuous actions.Mustahabb actions are those whose ruling ( ahkam ) in Islamic law falls between mubah (neutral; neither encouraged nor discouraged) and wajib (compulsory). One definition is "duties recommended, but not essential; fulfilment of which is rewarded, though they may be neglected without punishment". Synonyms of mustahabb include masnun and mandub . The opposite of mustahabb is makruh (discouraged).
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Islamic term for religiously recommended acts Mustahabb ( ) is an Islamic term referring to an action or thing that recommended and favoured. Mustahabb actions are those whose ruling ( ahkam ) in Islamic law falls between mubah (neutral; neither encouraged nor discouraged) and wajib (compulsory). One definition is "duties recommended, but not essential; fulfilment of which is rewarded, though they may be neglected without punishment". 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.
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “islamic term referring to recommended”. Today it says “islamic term referring to an action or thing that is recommended and favoured”. Read the current article and compare.
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islamic term referring to recommended
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islamic term referring to an action or thing that is recommended and favoured
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