Fatwa #4688210 October 2022Canada
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:
إِنَّكُمْ تُدْعَوْنَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ بِأَسْمَائِكُمْ وَأَسْمَاءِ آبَائِكُمْ فَأَحْسِنُوا أَسْمَاءَكُمْ
"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)
https://www.almaany.com/en/dict/ar-en/%D8%B2%D9%87%D9%8A%D8%B1%D8%A9/
زُهَيْرَة – زَهْرَةٌ صَغِيْرَةٌ
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