Is the name Umayyah specific to males?
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Question:
Your Eminence, father. This questioner asks: Is the name Umayyah used only for males? And if I name my daughter this name, am I required to name my daughter?
Answer:
It is a female name. This is not a female name; this is a male name. Yes.
Your Eminence, father. This questioner asks: Is the name Umayyah used only for males? And if I name my daughter this name, am I required to name my daughter?
Answer:
It is a female name. This is not a female name; this is a male name. Yes.
Source
مختصر زاد المعاد (للإمام محمد بن عبدالوهاب)، مختصر زاد المعاد [28] — alfawzan.live (1:09:26)
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