Keeping the name Ayyan
| Fatwa #933 | Category: Miscellaneous | Country: United Kingdom | Date: 23rd September 2023 |
| Fatwa #933 | Date: 23rd September 2023 |
| Category: Miscellaneous | |
| Country: United Kingdom | |
Question
السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته
Mufti Sahib, is the name Ayyan a suitable name to keep for a boy?
Answer
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.
Islam emphasizes that Muslims should have good names and give good names to their children.
It is the infant’s vested right to be honoured with a good name. When choosing a name for the child, it should be done with the intention that the child will be blessed with the barakah of that name. [1]
Consider the following hadeeth:
إِنَّكُمْ تُدْعَوْنَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ بِأَسْمَائِكُمْ وَأَسْمَاءِ آبَائِكُمْ فَأَحْسِنُوا أَسْمَاءَكُمْ
Translation: 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, Kitaabul Adab)
In Arabic,
Ayaan/ ایان: Doesn’t have a meaning.
Ayyaan/: أَیَّان Means ‘where’
Ayyaan/ عَیَّان: Means apparent, or on with broad eyes.
The name of a person has an effect on the individual’s personality and his/her characteristics. Therefore, we advise you to adopt the names of the companions (Sahabaah/Sahabiyyaah) of Nabi (ﷺ).
And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best
Mufti Muhammad I.V Patel
Concurred by
Mufti Bilal Pandor
Darul Iftaa Mahmudiyyah
Lusaka, Zambia
[1]
المحيط البرهاني (5/ 89)
وفي «الفتاوى»: التسمية باسم لم يذكره الله تعالى في كتابه ولا ذكره رسول الله عليه السلام، ولا استعمله المسلمون تكلموا فيه، والأولى أن لا تفعل
نفع المفتي والسائل بجمع متفرقات المسائل (ص: 377)
??(الاسْتِفْسَارُ: تسميةُ الأولادِ بما لم يذكرْ في كتابِ الله ، ولا في سنَّةِ رسول الله، وما سبقَهُ المسلمون، هل يجوز؟
الاسْتِبْشَارُ: تكلَّموا فيه: والأَوْلَى أن لا يفعلَ ذلك . كذا في ((نصاب الاحتساب)) في (الباب الخامس والأربعين)