Family, Women & Children · Subtopic
Names for Children
162 fatawa from 7 South African Darul Iftas on Names for Children, part of Family, Women & Children. Newest first; every fatwa links to the page where its Darul Ifta published it.
Subtopics are grouped from each Darul Ifta’s own categories and the fatwa titles, so the count is approximate.
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Names for Children fatawa — page 2 of 5
- Ask Imaam30 Oct 2020
Correct spelling of the name Abdur Rahman
Assalamualikum Wr Wb Respected Mufti Sahab Please advise me what is the correct spelling of the name Abdul Rehman or Abdur Rehaman (which one is…
Mudassir - Ask Imaam5 Sep 2020
Can I name my daughter Aira/ Ayra?
Asa Can i name my daughter Aira/ Ayra. What does it mean and how to write it in urdu/Arabic ?
Abdullah Noorgat - Ask Imaam3 May 2020
Who has the right to name the child?
Who has the right to name the child? Assalamualaikum, I am pregnant for the first time and will have a baby boy InshaAllah. My father in law passed…
Ahmad Patel - Ask Imaam29 Feb 2020
Name Query – Nehad, Nuhan and Nushad - Are these appropriate names?
as salamu alaikum.I need to know the meaning of nehad,nuhan,nushad as a name of my baby boy.are these appropriate for Muslims. can you help please?…
Mohamed Ebrahim bin Ismail Abdullah - Ask Imaam17 Feb 2020
Is it permissable to name our son Raffi or Raffee without the 'Abdul'
Asalaam o alaikum. Alhamduleila I have just given birth to a healthy baby boy ma sha Allah. We want to name him and really like the name Raffi or…
Hammad Ibn Ismail Jogiat - Ask Imaam6 Feb 2020
What name should I keep for my daughter?
Salam alaykum My name is Muhammad and I was wondering what names should I keep if I have daughters. My first daughter would be called Fatima. If I…
Abu ‘Umar Muhammad bin Zayn Patel - Ask Imaam3 Feb 2020
Can I keep my son’s name 'Huraira'?
Asalaamualaikum WW! Can I keep my son name "Huraira"? JazakALLAH
Muhammed Shafi - Ask Imaam30 Jan 2020
Is it permissible to keep a middle name in order to continue family tradition?
Is it permissible to give a middle names such as Davis, in order to continue family tradition
Abrar Habib - Ask Imaam16 Dec 2019
Keeping the name Muhammed Hadi
AOA. i have name my son Muhammad Hadi. but many people are saying me to change it because they say Hadi is namr of God & it can only b used with…
Ikraam Elias Gangat - Ask Imaam12 Dec 2019
Can one keep the name Muhammad Safwaan?
Assalamu alaykum wa rahmatullah Dear Mufti Sahab, can we keep name as Mohammed Safwan? Please advice, jazak Allah khayr.
Abdullah Noorgat - Ask Imaam16 Nov 2019
What does the name 'Tahoora' mean?
Baby girl name confusion.... Tahura fathimah ? Tahoora fathimah ?
Muhammed Shafi - Ask Imaam5 Nov 2019
Is this name too heavy?
My sons name is Muhammad Ayad is this name too heavy?
Hasan Ahmed Razzak - Ask Imaam2 Nov 2019
What are other combination names like these, Umm-ul-Khair, Umm-uz-Zain etc.
Salamun alaykum What are other combination names like these. Examples of such names are Umm-ul-Khair ("source of goodness"), Umm-ul-Huda ("source of…
Mohammed - Ask Imaam16 Oct 2019
What are the best names for sons?
Salam alaykum What is the best names for naming Sons. I read that Maryam, Fatimah, Asiya, Khadija are the leaders of Women in Jannah. What about the…
Ahmad Patel - Ask Imaam1 Oct 2019
Suitable name for a girl
Assalamu alaykum mufti sahab. Please suggest a unique and meaningful name for girl. Jazak Allahu Khair
Akhyar Uddin - Ask Imaam21 Sep 2019
Is the name Durayrah from the Arabic language?
Assalamualaykum mufti Ive named my 2 month old daughter Durayrah , from the dimunitive Durrah who was a sahaabiyah , is this okay according to the…
Hasan Ahmed Razzak - Ask Imaam7 Sep 2019
Zuhayra and Azariyah, are they good Islamic names?
Assalamualaikum Respected Alim Please can you kindly advise if the two names we have chosen to name our child is Islamic and good? 1. Zuhayra 2.…
Hasan Ahmed Razzak - Ask Imaam1 Sep 2019
Keeping the name Noah
Hello, I have recently reverted to Islam so sorry if this is a silly question as i am still very new to this, myself and my partner are expecting…
- Ask Imaam11 Aug 2019
I wanted to name my son Hannan
Assalamu-alaikum. 1. I wanted to name my son Hannan (Compasionate)- I dont like to call him Abdul Hannan. Since its a quality if Allah, is it…
Mohammed Akhtar ibn Hafiz Naeem Abdul - Mufti Online19 Jun 2019
Keeping the names of angels for one's children
Is it permissible to name children with the names of angels?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam25 Mar 2019
Name Adyan
Assalam-o-Alaikum After going through this website, I had named my son as 'Adyan Ahmed'. Responding to a question, you had allowed someone to name…
Muajul I. Chowdhury - Ask Imaam24 Mar 2019
Keeping the name Aasiyah
Assalamu alaykum. i recently had a daughter and decided to name her asiya after the wife of pharaoh as i was told she is one the 4 most pious women…
Muajul I. Chowdhury - Ask Imaam6 Mar 2019
Are the names Marina and Marisa suitable?
Is name Marisa and Marina permissable for Muslims?
Muhammad I.V Patel - Mufti Online5 Mar 2019
Whose right is it to name the child?
I read somewhere that Moulana Ashraf Ali Thanwi (Rahimullah) said that it is the mother's right to name the child. Is this right?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ask Imaam19 Feb 2019
Meaning of the name Yusrah
Assalamwalikum....I would like to ask about the name YUSRA..my first girls name is zainab.jazakallah
Muhammad I.V Patel - Ask Imaam16 Feb 2019
Are we allowed to name our newborn baby girl Fatima Al-Zahra?
Are we allowed to name our newborn baby girl Fatima Al-Zahra?
Muajul I. Chowdhury - Ask Imaam10 Feb 2019
Is Asra a suitable name for a girl?
Assalmoalaykum Is Asra valid name for a Muslim baby girl? What is the meaning of word Asra.. can you please suggest some other names for a girl…
Muhammad I.V Patel - Ask Imaam8 Feb 2019
English Spelling of the name أميمة
Assalamualaikum, My wife would like to spell my daughters name Umaimah without the H at the end so the name would be spelt as Umaima. Is this…
Muhammad I.V Patel - Ask Imaam11 Jan 2019
Does the name Maryam bring calamities?
We have named our daughter Maryam. Some people told us that this name will bring calamities on the child in her life. They told us that we should…
Muhammad I.V Patel - Mufti Online23 Dec 2018
Changing a child's name due to the child always being sick
I have a 4 year old son. His name is Arham. He continuously becomes ill. Some relative suggested that the name is not appropriate so it should be…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ask Imaam8 Dec 2018
What do the the names Amira and Arhaan mean ?
As Salam Alay Kum. My name is .... We are expecting a baby in Jan 2019. We googled and finalized 2 names. For baby girl Amira and for Baby boy…
Muhammad I.V Patel - Ask Imaam30 Nov 2018
What do these names mean?
Naming a child Assalamualikum, My brother's baby girl due date is in next couple of weeks. We liked the following names for the baby girl, could you…
Muhammad I.V Patel - Ask Imaam24 Nov 2018
Female names starting with Z.
Salams.. I have been searching for a unique girls name beginning with 'z'.. I have found a name on a Muslim names website.. please can you advise on…
Hussein Muhammad - Mufti Online22 Nov 2018
Whose right is it to name the child?
Between the mother and father, who's right is it to name the child? Please advise as to how should we choose a name.
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam20 Nov 2018
Name query
Assalamu alaykum, We want to know if these names are islamically correct and also the correct way to spell in english as our arabic is not the best.…
Muajul I. Chowdhury - Mufti Online18 Nov 2018
Calculating the 7th day after a child is born and keeping the name Muhammad Aadil
Allah has blessed me with a baby boy. I want to keep his name Muhammad Aadil. Aadil is one of the siffaat of Nabi-e-Kareem Muhammad (sallallahu…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online14 Nov 2018
Changing a child's name due to bad behaviour
I have a question related to my son. He is 3 years old. His name is Mohammad Ali. He is extremely naughty, stubborn and very agressive. I need your…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ask Imaam27 Oct 2018
Please suggest name for a baby boy
Assalamoalikum please suggest name having similar meaning of noman for baby boy
Mirza Mahmood Baig - Ask Imaam21 Oct 2018
Disliked names to keep
Asslamualaikum! Would you please enlighten me the reasons for my first daughter's name as Mafaza because as you said it is disliked for children.…
Mahomed Yasser Yunus Hussen - Mufti Online18 Oct 2018
Choosing a name for a child before giving birth
Is it allowed to decide on a baby's name before his or her birth?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
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