Mandūb

As mandūb ( Arabic مندوب) or mustahabb (مستحب, DMG mustaḥabb ) is used in Islam to refer to actions whose actions are recommended and therefore worth striving for according to the religious conception written down in the Sharia . It is the second of the five categories of human action in Islamic jurisprudence .

According to Islamic tradition, Muslims are not punished for failing to take recommended actions, but rewarded for their actions. This clearly sets them apart from the Fard .

Examples

An example of actions that qualify as mandub are voluntary, additional prayers. The Salām greeting as-salāmu ʿalaikum is also laudable, as is Sadaqa (voluntary almsgiving) and ʿUmra (additional pilgrimages to Mecca, which, however , cannot replace the Hajj ).