What is the correct Arabic spelling of the word Asheer?

· 27 Shawwal 1434 AH1 min readFatwa 25209English

Question

As salam alaykum:

With regards to your fatwa number 19630.......you ementioned that the name Asher means: companion, associate, comrade, friend. Could you please tell me how to spell this name is Arabic....?

Answer

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

As-salāmu ‘alaykumwa-rahmatullāhiwa-barakātuh.

The Arabic spelling of the word “Asheer” is “عشير”.

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Mufti Ismail Desai,
Darul Iftaa
Durban, South Africa

Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.

Answered by
Mufti Ismail Desai
Checked & approved by
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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