Is the right of naming children for the husband or the wife?
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The questioner : My Shaykh, regarding names, I once heard you say that naming children is a specific right of the father, meaning the father is the one who names the sons. So my wife and I were discussing naming, and I was about to complain to the Shaykh. She asked me, "Complain about what?" She said, "All the children, you named them, so I want to name the new one." I told her, "By Allah, I mean we say that if we want to name, I name and you see if it is not suitable, you complain to the Shaykh, and if it is suitable, that is fine." She said, "No, I want a name, I want to name it." I told her, "We prefer the names that came in the Sunnah, and from now on, we have named 'Abdullah, and we want to name, may Allah make it easy for us, a boy, we will name 'Abd al-Rahman so that we combine the virtue of the hadith in this." She said, "I want to tell the Shaykh." What is your opinion on this matter?
The Shaykh : What does she want to tell the Shaykh? Meaning, if you tell her, "I want to name, if Allah gives us a boy, I want to name him 'Abd al-Rahman in order to apply the hadith practically," it is not reasonable for her to say no. What should she say? But perhaps it is part of the wise policy of the Shari'ah to allow the righteous woman to be told, as the husband just said, "I will choose the name that is suitable according to the Shari'ah, you see, what is your opinion? If you have something better, we can agree on it."
Now, as I said, allow the righteous woman to be told, "Choose the name." If we find it suitable for the Shari'ah and there is encouragement for it in the hadiths, I have no objection. Otherwise, I will choose.
The questioner : A name, say Suhayb. The name Suhayb is one of the names of the Companions.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : And Mus'ab. I told her, "After ten years, we will let you name. Hold on."
The Shaykh : Hehe, good. As much as I drank water today, the water...
The Shaykh : What does she want to tell the Shaykh? Meaning, if you tell her, "I want to name, if Allah gives us a boy, I want to name him 'Abd al-Rahman in order to apply the hadith practically," it is not reasonable for her to say no. What should she say? But perhaps it is part of the wise policy of the Shari'ah to allow the righteous woman to be told, as the husband just said, "I will choose the name that is suitable according to the Shari'ah, you see, what is your opinion? If you have something better, we can agree on it."
Now, as I said, allow the righteous woman to be told, "Choose the name." If we find it suitable for the Shari'ah and there is encouragement for it in the hadiths, I have no objection. Otherwise, I will choose.
The questioner : A name, say Suhayb. The name Suhayb is one of the names of the Companions.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : And Mus'ab. I told her, "After ten years, we will let you name. Hold on."
The Shaykh : Hehe, good. As much as I drank water today, the water...