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What are examples of the obligatory (fard), the recommended (mustahabb), the permissible (mubah), the disliked (makruh), and the forbidden (haram)?

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The five categories of rulings are:

(Obligatory): What the Lawgiver has commanded in an binding manner. Its performer is rewarded, and its ترك is punished. Mandub (Recommended/Desirable): What the Lawgiver has commanded in a non-binding manner. Its performer is rewarded, and its ترك is not punished. Muharram (Forbidden): What the Lawgiver has prohibited in an binding manner, requiring its ترك. Its ترك is rewarded, and its performer is punished. (Disliked): What the Lawgiver has prohibited in a non-binding manner, requiring its ترك. Its ترك is rewarded, and its performer is not punished. (Permissible/): What is not subject to a command or a prohibition in itself. Its ruling may change depending on what it is associated with.

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