The ruling on naming a girl Nā'ilah
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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, you mentioned (may Allah preserve you) that Nā'ilah is the name of an idol that was on al-Safa or al-Marwah.
The Shaykh:
Yes, indeed.
The questioner:
So is it forbidden to name a girl Nā'ilah? And if it is an existing name, is it obligatory to change it?
The Shaykh:
If the intention is Nā'ilah of the ladder, it is not permissible. But if the intention is Nā'ilah from al-nayl, which is giving, there is no harm in that. There are people named Nā'il. There was a student in our class who studied with us and with others at the university named Nā'il, Dr. Nā'il. There is nothing wrong with that if the intention is from al-nawāl, which is giving. But if the intention is to classify it with the idol, that is not permissible. And no one, I do not think anyone intends this, nor do they even know about it. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, you mentioned (may Allah preserve you) that Nā'ilah is the name of an idol that was on al-Safa or al-Marwah.
The Shaykh:
Yes, indeed.
The questioner:
So is it forbidden to name a girl Nā'ilah? And if it is an existing name, is it obligatory to change it?
The Shaykh:
If the intention is Nā'ilah of the ladder, it is not permissible. But if the intention is Nā'ilah from al-nayl, which is giving, there is no harm in that. There are people named Nā'il. There was a student in our class who studied with us and with others at the university named Nā'il, Dr. Nā'il. There is nothing wrong with that if the intention is from al-nawāl, which is giving. But if the intention is to classify it with the idol, that is not permissible. And no one, I do not think anyone intends this, nor do they even know about it. Yes.
Source
شرح قاعدة جليلة في التوسل والوسيلة، بداية من قوله : وقال - تعالى - : { ولقد جئتمونا فرادى كما خلقناكم أول } — islamhouse.com (1:15:41)
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