Fatwa #2817828 January 2014France

Is it permissible to give a cat a Muslim name?

Answered by Ismail DawoodjeeChecked by Mufti Ebrahim Desai

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Is it permissible to give a cat a Muslim Arabic name?

Answer

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

As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.

It is permissible to give a cat a name in the Arabic language[1]. If by Arabic name in your query you mean Muslim names, then the name should not lead to disrespect to any Muslim name, for example naming the cat after the names of Prophets (Alayhimus Salam) and Sahaba (Radiallahu Anhu) etc.

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Ismail Dawoodjee

Student Darul Iftaa
Zambia

Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.

www.daruliftaa.net

[1] الجامع الصحيح ج6 ص90 دار البشائر

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