Some people name their restaurant "Firdaus Restaurant," and some name their daughter "Jannah." What is the ruling on this?
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Question : Some people say they name their restaurant, for example, "Firdaus Restaurant." What does this mean? What does this statement mean? I need a restaurant, Shaykh, and something that is not good, and something that is exactly your restaurant.
Answer : I mean adding "Firdaus" to "Firdaus Hotel," along with the deficiencies and faults in them. Some people name their daughter "Jannah." We have not heard of this, Glory be to Allah! And they name the second daughter "Fruit of the Gardens." What is your opinion, Honorable Shaykh?
The best thing, O 'Abd al-Rahman Jum'ah, for this one who was named Jannah, may Allah bless you, is to eat her Jannah in any case. I think that as for the first one, I do not think that anything from the matters of this world should be added to the matters of the Hereafter, due to the clear difference between them. It is a lie if one says, "This is the Firdaus station" or "This is the Firdaus hotel," because it has now become, and although the language is broader, it has become a custom that is not applied except to Paradise. As for naming her Jannah, I do not know, by Allah. It may be said that it is permissible, and it may be said that it is not permissible. I refrain from ruling on it, but praise be to Allah, there are many names, so the name is not lacking.
Answer : I mean adding "Firdaus" to "Firdaus Hotel," along with the deficiencies and faults in them. Some people name their daughter "Jannah." We have not heard of this, Glory be to Allah! And they name the second daughter "Fruit of the Gardens." What is your opinion, Honorable Shaykh?
The best thing, O 'Abd al-Rahman Jum'ah, for this one who was named Jannah, may Allah bless you, is to eat her Jannah in any case. I think that as for the first one, I do not think that anything from the matters of this world should be added to the matters of the Hereafter, due to the clear difference between them. It is a lie if one says, "This is the Firdaus station" or "This is the Firdaus hotel," because it has now become, and although the language is broader, it has become a custom that is not applied except to Paradise. As for naming her Jannah, I do not know, by Allah. It may be said that it is permissible, and it may be said that it is not permissible. I refrain from ruling on it, but praise be to Allah, there are many names, so the name is not lacking.
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قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 163 - 332 بعض الناس من يسمي مطعمه باسم مطعم الفردوس وبعضهم من يسمي ابنته جنة فما حكم هذا؟ — youtube.com
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