mustahabb

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adjective

Of an action, in religious terms: recommended, favourable, virtuous.

Opposite
makruh
OriginArabic مُسْتَحَبّ →
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Meanings

adjectivemustahabb (not comparable)

alternative mustahab

  1. not comparableIslamOf an action, in religious terms: recommended, favourable, virtuous.

    Antonyms: makruh

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveOf an action, in religious terms: recommended, favourable, virtuous.

Opposite
makruh

Origin

  1. Arabicمُسْتَحَبّ“recommended”
  2. Englishmustahabb

Borrowed from Arabic مُسْتَحَبّ (mustaḥabb, “recommended”), passive participle of اِسْتَحَبَّ (istaḥabba, “to deem recommended”).

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APA

mustahabb. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mustahabb

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“mustahabb.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mustahabb. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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