Mustahabb () or Majdub () is an Islamic term referring to an action or thing that is recommended and favoured.
Mustahabb actions are those whose ruling ( ahkam) in Sharia 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".Reuben Levy, The Social Structure of Islam, p. 202 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 Supererogation acts in the Western philosophical tradition.
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