Baby Names For Muslims

A muslim is suppose to have a name which has a righteous meaning. It is reported that the ProphetMuhammad(peace be upon him) said: "On the Day of Resurrection, you will be called by your names and by your fathers' names, so give yourselves good names." (Hadith Abu Dawud).Hence Naming a child with a beautiful and honourable name is very important. The Prophet always chose names with good and beautiful meanings, even telling people to change their names if they had unpleasant meanings.Give your child the best possible name.

Tasmiyah(Naming Ceremony)

It is from the teachings of the Messenger of Allah, that each member of the family be given a good name. Those who ask Allah to give them children should also ask Allah to make these children among the followers of the Prophet Muhammad(peace be upon him) and adherents to his Sunnah. It is an obligation upon the parents that their child be given a good name. Some Ahadeeth indicate that the child is to be named on the seventh day along with Aqeeqah. However, the Prophet also named children on the day of their birth, as proven by other narrations. There is no harm if the child is named before the seventh day, but if the naming has not been done, and then the child should be named on the seventh day.

Prohibited Names in Islam:

It is reported that the ProphetMuhammad(peace be upon him) said: "Do not call your boy Yasar, nor Rabah, nor Najeeh, nor Aflah, since you will say: Is he there?' So it will be said: 'No'. Indeed they are four, so do not attribute more to me." (Reported by Muslim, Abu Dawud & At-Tirmidhee) And the forbiddence of Ya'a and Barakah occurs in another Hadith reported by Muslim.

It is from the teaching of our prophet Muhammad(peace be upon him) that a muslim should be given a name which is beautiful and has a righteous meaning. In order to help our brother and sisters to select a good and beautiful name for there new born child. We have collected over 4000 muslim names and there meanings and presented on our website www.babynames4muslims.com

By: notepad

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