Naming a daughter Khadijah and the family's objection
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Question:
May Allah reward you. The questioner says: A man was blessed by Allah with a daughter, and he named her Khadijah, but his family and parents were not pleased with this name. They said, "We are in an age of progress, and if you name her this and she enters school, she might suffer a psychological condition because of her name." What is your comment, Honorable Shaykh?
Answer:
Their objection has no basis; their objection is groundless. There is no need to change the name, because this is a name with no objection to it. It is a good name. Khadijah is the Mother of the Believers (may Allah be pleased with her). This is a good name, and there is no objection to it. So they have no valid point in their objection or their claim that it will affect her in school. That has no truth to it at all.
The name has no bearing on school or anything else. The talk is about the person, not about the name. However, choosing good names is required by the Shari'ah. A person should choose a good name for his daughter, son, or child. Yes. And Khadijah is a good name. Praise be to Allah. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
May Allah reward you. The questioner says: A man was blessed by Allah with a daughter, and he named her Khadijah, but his family and parents were not pleased with this name. They said, "We are in an age of progress, and if you name her this and she enters school, she might suffer a psychological condition because of her name." What is your comment, Honorable Shaykh?
Answer:
Their objection has no basis; their objection is groundless. There is no need to change the name, because this is a name with no objection to it. It is a good name. Khadijah is the Mother of the Believers (may Allah be pleased with her). This is a good name, and there is no objection to it. So they have no valid point in their objection or their claim that it will affect her in school. That has no truth to it at all.
The name has no bearing on school or anything else. The talk is about the person, not about the name. However, choosing good names is required by the Shari'ah. A person should choose a good name for his daughter, son, or child. Yes. And Khadijah is a good name. Praise be to Allah. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
شرح كتاب التوحيد [ صالح الفوزان ]، باب قول الله - تعالى - : { إنك لا تهدي من أحببت } — islamhouse.com (1:06:08)
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