Fatwa #26227 April 2001Kuwait

My wife put daughters name (Naha) and my father is asking for (Naila) but my wife is not agree with this name she is asking it is not a Islamic name. Please tell meanings of (Naha & Naila)

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Respected Brother-in-Islam

Assalaamu Alaykum Wa Rahmatullaahi Wa Barakaatuhu

Naila is a noun derived from the verb, 'Naala - yanaalu', which means one
who achieves / acquires.

Naha is a verb which means to prohibit. The noun derived from this verb is
Nahiya. The name Nahiya is more appropriate.

and Allah Ta'ala Knows Best

Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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