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What is the meaing of the title Habib?

Published as Meaning of the title Habib

· 8 Shaʻban 1440 AH1 min readFatwa 42222English

Question

Assalamualaikum

What is the meaing of the title Habib? I saw that some scholars in Malaysia and Yemen have this title before their names.

Answer

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

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

Habib literally means beloved in English.[1] However in Yemen and Malaysia, it is used as a praiseworthy term for individuals from the lineage of Nabi Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam. [2]

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Aboobakr Siddeeq bin Mufti Amjad Mohammad

Student Darul Iftaa

Azaadville, Johannesburg, South Africa

Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

[1] لسان العرب – (283 /2)

[2] Habib

In other countries, especially in Yemen and Southeast Asian countries such as Brunei, Singapore, Indonesia and Malaysia, it is an honorific to address a Muslim scholar of Sayyid (a descendant of Muhammad) families and where it is one of the names of Muhammad - حبيب الله Habib Allah(Habibullah/ Habiballah).

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Aboobakr Siddeeq bin Mufti Amjad Mohammad
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