Keeping name Shigufta
| Fatwa #996 | Category: Miscellaneous | Country: United Kingdom | Date: 1st November 2023 |
| Fatwa #996 | Date: 1st November 2023 |
| Category: Miscellaneous | |
| Country: United Kingdom | |
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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.
Consider the following hadeeth:[1]
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)
The name Shigufta means ‘one with a beaming face’.[2] It is pronounced with a kasra on the sheen.
An alternative is Shagoofa which means ‘bud or flower’.
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 Bilal Pandor
Concurred by
Mufti Muhammad IV Patel
Darul Iftaa Mahmudiyyah
Lusaka, Zambia
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)