Naming one’s child and calling him Muhammad

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

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

It is permissible to name a child Muhammad and to call him by that name. You will only be required to say: sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, if, by Muhammad, you meant the Prophet, salallahu alayhi wa sallam. Hence, if you call your son Muhammad, you will not be required to say the darood sharif.

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Muhammad Haris Siddiqui

Student Darul Iftaa
Melbourne, Australia

Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.