Excellence of the name Muhammad and naming after ones grandparents

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

As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.

As Muslims and in particular being from the Umat of Rasulullah Salallahu Alaihi Wasalam, we take great pride and honour in naming our children Muhammed after the most blessed and praised name of our beloved Rasulullah Salallahu Alaihi Wasalam.

Rasulullah Salallahu Alaihi Wasalam also encouraged us to name our children after his blessed name.

Consider the following Ahadith;

Rasulullah Salallahu Alaihi Wasalam mentions ``name your children after me’’ (Muslim 206 Qadeemi) [1]

It is also mentioned in another narration: "To whomever is born a boy and he names him Muhammad, then both he (the father) and his son will enter Jannah."(Raddul Muhtar p417)[2]

While the authenticity of this hadeeth is contested by some Ulama, other Muhadditheen have declared it to be reliable. [3]

It is permissible to name ones child after his or her grandparents, as long as their (grandparents) names conform to the Shariah.

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Ismail Dawoodjee

Student Darul Iftaa
Zambia

Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.

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