What is the ruling on naming children with Western names?
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Question:
Shaykh, in our present time, some fathers may choose for their sons or daughters some names that may not be appropriate when they grow up. For example? Western names and others, O Shaykh.
Answer:
No, the names of the disbelievers and the names specific to them, we do not take them, the ones specific to them. As for the shared names, there is no harm in that, provided they do not contain a disliked or forbidden meaning. Yes.
Shaykh, in our present time, some fathers may choose for their sons or daughters some names that may not be appropriate when they grow up. For example? Western names and others, O Shaykh.
Answer:
No, the names of the disbelievers and the names specific to them, we do not take them, the ones specific to them. As for the shared names, there is no harm in that, provided they do not contain a disliked or forbidden meaning. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 5 من 5|أسئلة شرح كتاب التوحيد|تربية إسلامية|ما حكم تسمية الأبناء بالأسماء الغربية؟|صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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