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Is it permissible to name a cat Hurairah?

· 25 Jumada I 1435 AH1 min readFatwa 28627English

Question

Is it permissible to name a cat Hurairah?

Answer

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

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

Hadhrat `Abd al-Rahman ibn Sakhr Al-Azdi (Radhiyallahu Anhu) was given the Kunyah (Agnomen) of “Abu Hurairah” due to his close affection and association to cats.

It is permissible to give one’s cat such a name.

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Ismail Desai

Darul Iftaa
South Africa

Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.

Answered by
Ismail Desai
Checked & approved by
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