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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The Ruling on Naming a Child Iman and Rimas

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Question:
The sister Umm Sa'ud sent a query to you, Honorable Shaykh Salih, regarding names for girls: Iman and Rimas. What is your opinion on them?

Answer:
Iman is good. As for Rimas, it is a foreign name. One should avoid it and name the child with Arabic names that are permissible in the Shari'ah. Yes.
Source قناة «مؤسسة الدعوة الخيرية»، فتاوى على الهواء 03-08-1434هـ مع معالي الشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com (17:37)

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