Is the name 'Afrah permissible?
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The questioner : It is permissible for us to name [a child]. In my opinion, I have a daughter named 'Afrah. Is that permissible?
The Shaykh : There is no obstacle to it, because among my sons there are those named 'Afrah who were in a battle. There is no obstacle to it.
The questioner : I cited a hadith in "Al-Silsilah": "That the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) passed by a land that was 'Afrah and named it Khudrah."
The Shaykh : And it is found in the hadith.
The questioner : In "Al-Silsilah."
The Shaykh : Is it found in the same hadith?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : If the hadith contains this word, we stop at it and do not go beyond it. But I looked at the reality that existed in the time of the Messenger (peace be upon him).
The Shaykh : There is no obstacle to it, because among my sons there are those named 'Afrah who were in a battle. There is no obstacle to it.
The questioner : I cited a hadith in "Al-Silsilah": "That the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) passed by a land that was 'Afrah and named it Khudrah."
The Shaykh : And it is found in the hadith.
The questioner : In "Al-Silsilah."
The Shaykh : Is it found in the same hadith?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : If the hadith contains this word, we stop at it and do not go beyond it. But I looked at the reality that existed in the time of the Messenger (peace be upon him).
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