Is it suitable to name one's daughter Zuhayrah?
Question
Is it suitable to name one's daughter Zuhayrah?
Answer
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salāmu 'alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.
May Allah 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)
Zuhayrah (زُهَيْرَة) is the diminutive form of Zahrah (زهرة)which means a small flower.[1] It also has the meaning of bright and radiant. Zuhayrah is a suitable name for one's daughter.
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.
(2021-01-03)
References (Arabic / Urdu sources)
إِنَّكُمْ تُدْعَوْنَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ بِأَسْمَائِكُمْ وَأَسْمَاءِ آبَائِكُمْ فَأَحْسِنُوا أَسْمَاءَكُمْ
[1]
https://www.almaany.com/en/dict/ar-en/%D8%B2%D9%87%D9%8A%D8%B1%D8%A9/
المعاني
زُهَيْرَة – زَهْرَةٌ صَغِيْرَةٌ
سنن أبى داود - الكتاب العربي - ج – 4 ص- 442
قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم إنكم تدعون يوم القيامة بأسمائكم وأسماء آبائكم فأحسنوا أسماءكم
- Answered by
- Mohamed Ebrahim bin Ismail Abdullah
- Checked & approved by
- Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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