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

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mustahabb (not comparable)

  1. (Islam) Of an action, in religious terms: recommended, favourable, virtuous.
    Antonym: makruh