Is it permissible to object to the name Talhah?
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. This questioner says: I named one of my sons Talhah, and one of my neighbors objected to me, saying that this name is strange in society. What is your opinion?
The Shaykh:
Glory be to Allah. Talhah ibn 'Ubayd Allah was among the ten promised Paradise, and you do not name a child after him? Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father.
The Shaykh:
Behind this is the objection to the names of the West that have spread among Muslims today. Behind the objection to those names is the objection to the name Talhah. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. This questioner says: I named one of my sons Talhah, and one of my neighbors objected to me, saying that this name is strange in society. What is your opinion?
The Shaykh:
Glory be to Allah. Talhah ibn 'Ubayd Allah was among the ten promised Paradise, and you do not name a child after him? Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father.
The Shaykh:
Behind this is the objection to the names of the West that have spread among Muslims today. Behind the objection to those names is the objection to the name Talhah. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3436/1268] هل يصح إنكار التسمية باسم طلحة؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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