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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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What is the ruling on naming a female Malak, with the mīm open or kasrah?

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The questioner : He says: What is the ruling on naming a female Malak with the mīm open or Malak with the mīm kasrah? And what is your opinion regarding those who say that this is not permissible because this word is derived from malak, meaning the angels, and it is not permissible to imitate the angels in this? And is this, O honorable Shaykh, from the naming of the angels, such that the female is named as mentioned in the Qur'an? We ask for an answer, may Allah guide you.

The Shaykh : I dislike a person naming a female Malak or Malak, and I say: Have names become too narrow for him? There are thousands of names. Perhaps he has only this daughter, but there are many names. He can take from the names of the women of the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them), or from the names of the women of his land. As for coming to things in which there is doubt, the least we can say is that there is doubt in them.
Leave that which makes you doubt for that which does not make you doubt. فدع ما يريبك إلى ما لا يريبك
Sunan an-Nasa'i 5398Hasan (Darussalam)
And names, praise be to Allah, are abundant. As for names that contain praise, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) changed the name Bara to Jawairiyah or Zaynab. Similarly, Abbar, because Abbar is the plural of Barr, and Barr is a compound name. If the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) changed the name Bara, even though it is a female name containing the feminine marker, how should we not change the name Abbar, which is the plural of Barr, and Barr is a compound name?
Source alathar.net

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