What is the definition of each of the following: Al-Mandūb (the recommended), Al-Wājib (the obligatory), Al-Makrūh (the disliked), Al-Sunnah Al-Mu'akkadah (the emphasized Sunnah), and Al-Fāsiq (the dissolute/transgressor)?
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Mandub (Recommended): That which the Lawgiver has commanded, but not in an obligating manner. Its doer is rewarded, and its ترك (omitter) is not sinful.
Wajib (Obligatory): That which the Lawgiver has commanded in an obligating manner. Its doer is rewarded, and its omittter is sinful.
Makruh (Disliked): That which the Lawgiver has forbidden, but not in an obligating manner. Its omittter is rewarded for abstaining out of obedience, and its doer is not sinful.
Sunnah Mu'akkadah (Emphasized Sunnah): Like the Mandub, except that the Law has emphasized its performance.
Fasiq (Transgressor): One who commits major sins or persistently commits minor sins.
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