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Is it suitable to name one's daughter Zuhayrah?

· 14 Rabiʻ I 1444 AH1 min readFatwa 46882English

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:

"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)

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

إِنَّكُمْ تُدْعَوْنَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ بِأَسْمَائِكُمْ وَأَسْمَاءِ آبَائِكُمْ فَأَحْسِنُوا أَسْمَاءَكُمْ

[1]

https://www.almaany.com/en/dict/ar-en/%D8%B2%D9%87%D9%8A%D8%B1%D8%A9/

المعاني

زُهَيْرَة – زَهْرَةٌ صَغِيْرَةٌ

سنن أبى داود - الكتاب العربي - ج – 4 ص- 442

قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم إنكم تدعون يوم القيامة بأسمائكم وأسماء آبائكم فأحسنوا أسماءكم

Answered by
Mohamed Ebrahim bin Ismail Abdullah
Checked & approved by
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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