Fatwa #252093 September 2013United States of America

What is the correct Arabic spelling of the word Asheer?

Checked by Mufti Ebrahim Desai

Question

As salam alaykum:

With regards to your fatwa number 19630.......you ementioned that the name Asher means: companion, associate, comrade, friend. Could you please tell me how to spell this name is Arabic....?

Answer

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

As-salāmu ‘alaykumwa-rahmatullāhiwa-barakātuh.

The Arabic spelling of the word “Asheer” is “عشير”.

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Mufti Ismail Desai,
Darul Iftaa
Durban, South Africa

Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.

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