Can I name my daughter Tasmiyah?
Question
How is the name Tasmiyah for a baby girl?
Answer
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salāmu 'alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.
The Messenger of Allah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) has ordered us to keep good names. The name of a person influences the traits and characteristics of the person. Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) has mentioned:
Translation: Whoever is graced with a child, he should give him a beautiful name and beautify his characters
Furthermore, Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) stated:
Translation: Surely you will be called on the Day of Judgment according to your names and your fathers' names. Therefore, beautify your names.
In principle, it is preferred to keep names that are mentioned by Allah Ta'āla in the Qur'an, by Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) in the Hadiths, and those names usually kept by righteous Muslims.[1]
Tasmiyah (تسمية) literally means to merely keep a name. It is not a name itself.[2] The name Tasmiyah is not suitable to keep as a name.
And Allah Ta'āla Knows Best
Hasan Ahmed Razzak
Student - Darul Iftaa
Paterson, New Jersey, USA
Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.
References (Arabic / Urdu sources)
مَنْ وُلِدَ لَهُ وَلَدٌ فَلْيُحْسِنِ اسْمَهُ وَأَدَبَهُ (البيهقي في شعب الإيمان: 8299)
إِنَّكُمْ تُدْعَوْنَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ بِأَسْمَائِكُمْ، وَأَسْمَاءِ آبَائِكُمْ، فَأَحْسِنُوا أَسْمَاءَكُمْ (أبو داود: 4948)
[1]
لمحيط البرهاني (ج7 ص196) إدارة القران
وفي الفتاوى: التسمية باسم لم يذكره الله تعالى في كتابه ولا ذكره رسول الله عليه السلام ولا استعمله المسلمون تكلموا فيه والأولى ألا تفعل
الفتاوى البزازية (ج2 ص488) دار الكتب العلمية
التسمية باسم لم يذكر الله ورسوله في عبارة، ولا يستعمله المسلمون والأولى ألا يفعل
رد المحتار علي الجر المختار (ج6 ص477) دار الفكر
لتسمية باسم لم يذكره الله تعالى في عبادة ولا ذكره رسول الله ولا يستعمله المسلمون تكلموا فيه والأولى ألا يفعل
[2]
فتاوي دار العلوم زكريا ج-7 ص- 605
- Answered by
- Hasan Ahmed Razzak
- Checked & approved by
- Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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