Naming Girls Safa, Marwa, Makkah, and Zamzam
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Is it permissible to name girls Safa and Marwa, and also Makkah and Zamzam?
Answer:
By Allah, there is no need for that. As for Safa, what is intended is the Safa hill. Every pebble is called a Safa, and Marwa is also a hard pebble called a Marwa. They mean the two hills, Safa and Marwa.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Is it permissible to name girls Safa and Marwa, and also Makkah and Zamzam?
Answer:
By Allah, there is no need for that. As for Safa, what is intended is the Safa hill. Every pebble is called a Safa, and Marwa is also a hard pebble called a Marwa. They mean the two hills, Safa and Marwa.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من أبواب السترة أمام المصلي وحكم المرور دونها — islamhouse.com (59:26)
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