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Naming Daughters with Names from the Qur'an

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Question:
May Allah reward you. The questioner, Abu Muhammad, says: In our family, we name our daughters with names from the Qur'an, such as Sundus and Hajar. What is your opinion on this? May you be rewarded.

Answer:
This is an over-exertion. This is an over-exertion. The permissibility is that any name that does not contain a forbidden meaning is permissible. However, the over-exertion lies in naming daughters with words from the Qur'an or names mentioned in the Qur'an. This is an over-exertion. Daughters have been named Raqiyah, Maryam, Aishah, and so on, with common and inherited names, especially the names of mothers, grandmothers, and sisters. Yes.
Source نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/009 — archive.org (12:41)

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