Can I keep my daughter's name Ajwa Omar?
Question
Can i keep my daughter name as "AJWA OMAR " as my name is omarfarook. kindly please give me your suggetion as i heard that we were called by our names in qyamath day.
Answer
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salāmu ‘alaykumwa-rahmatullāhiwa-barakātuh.
Nabi (salallāhu ‘alayhiwasallam) said regarding the keeping of good names: “Indeed you shall be called on the day of Qiyaamah with your names and the names of your fathers, so give good names to yourselves”.[1]
It is advisable for one to keep names of the Anbiyaa, Sahabah, Taabi’een and pious predecessors.
The word “Ajwa” is an Arabic word which refers to a specific type of Dates grown in MadeenahMunawarrah.[2] It is permissible to keep the name “Ajwa Omar”.
And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best
Mufti Ismail Desai,
Darul Iftaa
Durban, South Africa
Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.
References (Arabic / Urdu sources)
[1]Abu Dawood, 4948. Ahmed, 5/194
الاصل جواز التسمية باي اسم الا بما ورد النهي عنه مما سياتي.331/11.الموسوعة الفقهية الكويتية.ادارة الشؤن الاسلامية بكويت.
قال الجوهري: العجوة ضرب من اجود التمر بالمدينة (لسان العرب، ج 6، ص 115)[2]
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- Mufti Ismail Desai
- Checked & approved by
- Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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