Darul Iftaa Mahmudiyyah

Meaning of the name 'Rumaisa'

· 22 Dhuʻl-Qiʻdah 1439 AH1 min readFatwa 40839English

Question

I wanted to ask the meaning and Arabic pronunciation of name Rumaisa. It was the name of Hadhrat Anas bin Malik RA's mother.

Answer

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

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

Rumaysaa is an Arabic name for girls. It is the name of a Sahabiyyah, whose full name is Umme Sulaym Rumaysaa bint Milhan. She is the wife of Abu Talha al-Ansaari Radiallahu Anhu and the mother of Anas bin Malik Radiallahu Anhu. The pronunciation of the name is رميصاء . Rumaysaa is a star known as Sirius in English.[1]

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Muhammad Yusuf bin Moulana Abdur Rahim Khan

Student Darul Iftaa
Chatsworth, Durban, KZN, South Africa

Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

[1] تاج العروس (17/ 605)

والرُّمَيْصاءُ بِنْتُ مِلْحَانَ أُمُّ سُلَيْم، زَوْجَةُ أَبِي طَلْحَةَ، وأُمّ أَنَسٍ: صَحَابِيَّةٌ كَبِيرَةُ القَدْرِ ويُقَاُل فِيها أَيْضاً: الغُمَيْصَاءُ. وممّا يُسْتَدْرَك عَلَيْهِ: الشِّعْرَي الرُّمَيْصَاءُ: أَحَدُ كَوْكَبَيِ الذِّرَاعِ،

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Muhammad Yusuf bin Moulana Abdur Rahim Khan
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