Guidance on the dislike of disapproved names along with the prohibition of taking omens
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Question:
Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allah have mercy on him) says in *Zad al-Ma'ad*: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) disliked disapproved tongues and names, and disliked passing by them. So the question, may Allah preserve you, is: How do you explain the action of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in this regard, given his prohibition of taking omens and pessimism?
Answer:
We have previously mentioned that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) liked good actions. This is an action: having good hopes with good names is good, because it is having a good opinion of Allah (Mighty and Majestic). Disliking disliked names is also not a problem; a person dislikes them. Therefore, one likes to choose good names for children and not name them with disliked names, so that people do not dislike them and dislike those who are named with them. There is no doubt that loving good names is a good thing, and it is part of optimism. Disliking disliked names is something in people's souls, and it is also something that should be avoided in naming. Yes, a child should not be named Harb, Bara, or 'Uqaymah, and one should avoid these things. Yes.
Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible?
Answer:
When the Arabs were asked why they named their slaves Falah and Salim, which are good names, but named their children 'Uqlamah, Murrah, and Ka'b, they said: Our children are for our enemies; we name them in relation to our enemies, that they are 'Uqlamah in the throats of our enemies, and war upon our enemies. As for our servants, they are for us, and therefore we name them with good names. But in any case, Islam came with the selection of good names and the avoidance of bad names.
Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allah have mercy on him) says in *Zad al-Ma'ad*:
And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) encouraged a group of people to milk a sheep. So a man stood up to milk it, and he said, "What is your name?" He said, "Murr." He said, "Sit down." Then another man stood up, and he said, "What is your name?" He said, "I think it is Harb." He said, "Sit down." Then a man stood up, and he said, "What is your name?" He said, "Ya'id." He said, "Milk it."
وندب صلى الله عليه وسلم جماعة إلى حلب شاة، فقام رجل يحلبها، فقال ما اسمك؟ قال مرة، قال اجلس، فقام آخر، فقال ما اسمك؟ قال أظنه حرب، فقال اجلس، فقام رجل فقال ما اسمك؟ قال يعيد، قال احلبها،Answer:
We have previously mentioned that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) liked good actions. This is an action: having good hopes with good names is good, because it is having a good opinion of Allah (Mighty and Majestic). Disliking disliked names is also not a problem; a person dislikes them. Therefore, one likes to choose good names for children and not name them with disliked names, so that people do not dislike them and dislike those who are named with them. There is no doubt that loving good names is a good thing, and it is part of optimism. Disliking disliked names is something in people's souls, and it is also something that should be avoided in naming. Yes, a child should not be named Harb, Bara, or 'Uqaymah, and one should avoid these things. Yes.
Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible?
Answer:
When the Arabs were asked why they named their slaves Falah and Salim, which are good names, but named their children 'Uqlamah, Murrah, and Ka'b, they said: Our children are for our enemies; we name them in relation to our enemies, that they are 'Uqlamah in the throats of our enemies, and war upon our enemies. As for our servants, they are for us, and therefore we name them with good names. But in any case, Islam came with the selection of good names and the avoidance of bad names.
Source
شرح قرة عيون الموحدين في تحقيق دعوة الأنبياء والمرسلين، باب ما جاء في الاستسقاء بالأنواء — islamhouse.com (1:10:02)
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