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Keeping the name Hamnah

· 10 Rajab 1440 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

Is it permissible to keep a girls name Hamnah and what does this word mean?

Answer

It is permissible to keep the name Hamnah. The name Hamnah refers to a type of fruit (grape/berry). Hamnah (radhiyallahu anha) was a Sahaabiyah in the time of Rasulullah (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) and she was the sister of Hazrat Zainub bint Jahsh (radhiyallahu anha).

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

Answered by
Mufti Zakaria Makada
Checked & approved by
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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