If we have a daughter, can we name her Marhalah?
Question
My wife is currently pregnant. If we have a daughter, can we name her Marhalah?
Answer
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.
May Allah grant your wife an easy pregnancy and make your child the coolness of your eyes and a means of reward for you in this world and the hereafter.
Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) is reported to have said:
"On the Day of Resurrection you will be called by your names and by your father's names, so give yourselves good names.” (Sunan Abu Dawood: 4950)
“Marhalah” means station, phase, level/stage. [i]
The name Marhalah is suitable.
And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best
Mohamed Ebrahim bin Ismail Abdullah
Student - Darul Iftaa
Pietermaritzburg, KZN, South Africa
Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.
09-03-1442|26-10-2020
References (Arabic / Urdu sources)
إِنَّكُمْ تُدْعَوْنَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ بِأَسْمَائِكُمْ وَأَسْمَاءِ آبَائِكُمْ فَأَحْسِنُوا أَسْمَاءَكُمْ
[i] Hans Wehr – Pg. 331
المعانى
مرحلة: هي ما بين المنزلين
- Answered by
- Mohamed Ebrahim bin Ismail Abdullah
- Checked & approved by
- Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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