Darul Iftaa Mahmudiyyah

Meaning of the name“Juwairriya”

· 21 Rabiʻ II 1435 AH1 min readFatwa 28353English

Question

I want to know the meaning of " Juwairiya" . I know it is the name of mothers of believers yet I want to know the meaning so that I may keep it for my baby.

Answer

Answer:

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

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

The name Juwairiya (جويرية) means “little girl”[1].

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Immad Bin Arshad

Student Darul Iftaa
California, USA

Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.

www.daruliftaa.net

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

[1] صحيح البخاري (5/ 82)

عَنِ الرُّبَيِّعِ بِنْتِ مُعَوِّذٍ، قَالَتْ: دَخَلَ عَلَيَّ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ غَدَاةَ بُنِيَ عَلَيَّ، فَجَلَسَ عَلَى فِرَاشِي كَمَجْلِسِكَ مِنِّي، وَجُوَيْرِيَاتٌ يَضْرِبْنَ بِالدُّفِّ، يَنْدُبْنَ مَنْ قُتِلَ مِنْ آبَائِهِنَّ يَوْمَ بَدْرٍ، حَتَّى قَالَتْ جَارِيَةٌ: وَفِينَا نَبِيٌّ يَعْلَمُ مَا فِي غَدٍ. فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «لاَ تَقُولِي هَكَذَا وَقُولِي مَا كُنْتِ تَقُولِينَ

صحيح البخاري (5/ 82)

(جويريات) جمع جويرية تصغير جارية وهي البنت الصغيرة

Answered by
Immad Bin Arshad
Checked & approved by
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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