What is the ruling on naming a newborn girl Dhikra?
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The questioner: Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh: And upon you peace.
The questioner : How are you, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, I am well.
The questioner : If you please, Shaykh, with two questions.
The Shaykh: Go ahead.
The questioner : The first question is about naming some of the newborns with certain names, regarding the ruling on naming them, such as the name Dhikra, O Shaykh?
The student : Dhikra.
The Shaykh : I did not understand the last word.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : I did not understand the last word.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : I did not understand the last word.
The questioner : The ruling on naming with certain names, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : It is not the last one, it is the first one.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : The ruling on naming with certain names is understood, and then...
The questioner : For the newborns.
The student : Like Dhikra.
The questioner : Like Dhikra, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : The word "like Dhikra," what does it mean? I did not understand it, I am telling you.
The questioner : I mean, if someone names the newborn girl Dhikra, is there something wrong with it, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : May Allah guide you, say it from before.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : This is not a name, my brother, this is not a proper name.
The questioner : I mean the ruling, O Shaykh, we want the ruling on the naming.
The Shaykh : It is not prescribed to use such names. You should follow what the righteous Salaf did, whether in the names of males or females. They would name them Dhikra, and they would name them Salsabil, and they would name them Du'a, and they would name them these. All of these are not proper names, but they are from the innovations of the last times.
The questioner : Yes, Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Do you have another question?
The Shaykh: And upon you peace.
The questioner : How are you, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, I am well.
The questioner : If you please, Shaykh, with two questions.
The Shaykh: Go ahead.
The questioner : The first question is about naming some of the newborns with certain names, regarding the ruling on naming them, such as the name Dhikra, O Shaykh?
The student : Dhikra.
The Shaykh : I did not understand the last word.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : I did not understand the last word.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : I did not understand the last word.
The questioner : The ruling on naming with certain names, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : It is not the last one, it is the first one.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : The ruling on naming with certain names is understood, and then...
The questioner : For the newborns.
The student : Like Dhikra.
The questioner : Like Dhikra, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : The word "like Dhikra," what does it mean? I did not understand it, I am telling you.
The questioner : I mean, if someone names the newborn girl Dhikra, is there something wrong with it, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : May Allah guide you, say it from before.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : This is not a name, my brother, this is not a proper name.
The questioner : I mean the ruling, O Shaykh, we want the ruling on the naming.
The Shaykh : It is not prescribed to use such names. You should follow what the righteous Salaf did, whether in the names of males or females. They would name them Dhikra, and they would name them Salsabil, and they would name them Du'a, and they would name them these. All of these are not proper names, but they are from the innovations of the last times.
The questioner : Yes, Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Do you have another question?
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