Fatwa number ( 16779 ) Q: Allah has blessed me by granting me a daughter whom I named (Bayan). When she reached the age of two, one of the brothers informed me that this name, the name (Bayan), is not permissible to use for naming , because it is one of the names of the Qur'an, and it is not permissible to apply it to anything else. He advised me to change the name. I ask your Eminence to guide me to what I can follow, and whether I am obligated to change the name or not? May Allah reward you with the best reward. A: The word (Bayan) is among the descriptions of the great Qur'an in noble verses, such as the saying of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He): هَذَا بَيَانٌ لِلنَّاسِ This is a clarification for the people the verse. And there does not appear to be anything that prevents naming a newborn with it, and some of the men who have passed away were named with it, though few, as is known from looking at books of biographies and histories. And Allah knows best. And success is from Allah, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad and his family and his Companions. Among the men, though few in number, as is known from looking at books of biographies and histories, and Allah knows best. And success is from Allah, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and his Companions.

Naming with Bayan

The Permanent Committee for Scholarly Research and Ifta

Machine translationRead the Arabic original

Fatwa number ( 16779 )
Q: Allah has blessed me by granting me a daughter whom I named (Bayan). When she reached the age of two, one of the brothers informed me that this name, the name (Bayan), is not permissible to use for naming , because it is one of the names of the Qur'an, and it is not permissible to apply it to anything else. He advised me to change the name. I ask your Eminence to guide me to what I can follow, and whether I am obligated to change the name or not? May Allah reward you with the best reward.
A: The word (Bayan) is among the descriptions of the great Qur'an in noble verses, such as the saying of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He):

This is a clarification for the people

هَذَا بَيَانٌ لِلنَّاسِ

the verse. And there does not appear to be anything that prevents naming a newborn with it, and some of the men who have passed away were named with it, though few, as is known from looking at books of biographies and histories. And Allah knows best. And success is from Allah, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad and his family and his Companions.
Among the men, though few in number, as is known from looking at books of biographies and histories, and Allah knows best. And success is from Allah, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and his Companions.

Source www.alifta.gov.sa

The Arabic text is copied verbatim from the original source, without any edits.

Similar fatwas