Is it forbidden to name a child: 'Amir? And what is the validity of the claim of those who say it is the name of a jinn, and therefore it is not permissible to name with it?
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The questioner: Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace and the mercy of Allah.
The questioner : How are you, our Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, I am well.
The questioner : How is your health?
The Shaykh : May Allah preserve you.
The questioner : Your brother Muhammad Yusuf is speaking with you; we want to ask you a question, our Shaykh?
The Shaykh: Go ahead.
The questioner : We have a young man named 'Amir, and they mentioned his name in front of one of the Shaykhs, who said: The name 'Amir is forbidden. He said this name is the name of a demon, a jinn, I don't know what, so we said to him: Where did you get this from? There is a Companion named 'Amir ibn al-Jarrah.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : He said no, this is a name, I don't know who, and this is forbidden, you don't have to name him 'Amir, you have to change his name. What is the Shaykh's opinion on this issue?
The Shaykh : Who is the Shaykh?
The questioner : One of the students of knowledge, our Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Well, ask him, as long as...
The questioner : We would like to inquire from you, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Listen, O Shaykh, may Allah guide you, ask him: Prohibition does not occur except by text.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : So where is the evidence for this prohibition of naming 'Amir?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Did you not ask him, of course?
The questioner : We did not ask him, I swear to Allah, Shaykh, this is what he is telling you: a narration in a book!
The Shaykh : And why, my brother, did you not ask him, may Allah guide you?!
The questioner : It was just now that they mentioned the story in front of me, Shaykh, and I wanted to ask you. He said: This is found in a book, and our brother, we know him, does not follow except authentic books, so I said I want to ask the Shaykh if this thing exists?
The Shaykh : It does not exist.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good, our Shaykh.
The Shaykh : And to you, and to tens of scholars and hadith scholars.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : And the Tabi'un.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Named with this name.
The questioner : May Allah reward you, our Shaykh.
The Shaykh : And among the most famous of them.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Al-Sha'bi, al-Sha'bi.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : He is from the jurists of the Tabi'un and narrators of hadith, known as al-Sha'bi, and his name is 'Amir.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : And then you have the name of one of the ten promised Paradise.
The questioner : Correct, Shaykh.
The Shaykh : 'Amir ibn 'Abd Allah ibn al-Jarrah, Abu 'Ubaydah.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Do you hear of Abu 'Ubaydah?
The questioner : Yes, my Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Huh?
The questioner : Yes, my Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Well, his name is 'Amir.
The questioner : I tell the group like this, I tell you: We got it from the narration and the book, not from someone who knows what, I said to them: I do not think this is the case.
The Shaykh : We let him be ignorant, but...
The questioner : Knowing that[Yusuf 12:76].
The Shaykh : Let him be ignorant, but he brings the hadith!
The questioner : You spoke the truth, our Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Yes, and that is all.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace and the mercy of Allah.
The questioner : How are you, our Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, I am well.
The questioner : How is your health?
The Shaykh : May Allah preserve you.
The questioner : Your brother Muhammad Yusuf is speaking with you; we want to ask you a question, our Shaykh?
The Shaykh: Go ahead.
The questioner : We have a young man named 'Amir, and they mentioned his name in front of one of the Shaykhs, who said: The name 'Amir is forbidden. He said this name is the name of a demon, a jinn, I don't know what, so we said to him: Where did you get this from? There is a Companion named 'Amir ibn al-Jarrah.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : He said no, this is a name, I don't know who, and this is forbidden, you don't have to name him 'Amir, you have to change his name. What is the Shaykh's opinion on this issue?
The Shaykh : Who is the Shaykh?
The questioner : One of the students of knowledge, our Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Well, ask him, as long as...
The questioner : We would like to inquire from you, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Listen, O Shaykh, may Allah guide you, ask him: Prohibition does not occur except by text.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : So where is the evidence for this prohibition of naming 'Amir?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Did you not ask him, of course?
The questioner : We did not ask him, I swear to Allah, Shaykh, this is what he is telling you: a narration in a book!
The Shaykh : And why, my brother, did you not ask him, may Allah guide you?!
The questioner : It was just now that they mentioned the story in front of me, Shaykh, and I wanted to ask you. He said: This is found in a book, and our brother, we know him, does not follow except authentic books, so I said I want to ask the Shaykh if this thing exists?
The Shaykh : It does not exist.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good, our Shaykh.
The Shaykh : And to you, and to tens of scholars and hadith scholars.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : And the Tabi'un.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Named with this name.
The questioner : May Allah reward you, our Shaykh.
The Shaykh : And among the most famous of them.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Al-Sha'bi, al-Sha'bi.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : He is from the jurists of the Tabi'un and narrators of hadith, known as al-Sha'bi, and his name is 'Amir.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : And then you have the name of one of the ten promised Paradise.
The questioner : Correct, Shaykh.
The Shaykh : 'Amir ibn 'Abd Allah ibn al-Jarrah, Abu 'Ubaydah.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Do you hear of Abu 'Ubaydah?
The questioner : Yes, my Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Huh?
The questioner : Yes, my Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Well, his name is 'Amir.
The questioner : I tell the group like this, I tell you: We got it from the narration and the book, not from someone who knows what, I said to them: I do not think this is the case.
The Shaykh : We let him be ignorant, but...
The questioner : Knowing that
but over every possessor of knowledge is one [more] knowing.
وَفَوْقَ كُلِّ ذِي عِلْمٍ عَلِيمٌThe Shaykh : Let him be ignorant, but he brings the hadith!
The questioner : You spoke the truth, our Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Yes, and that is all.
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