Can I name my son raahil?

Published as Naming a child Raahil

25 Jan 2021 · 12 Jumada II 1442 AH1 min readFatwa 47131English

Question

Can I name my son raahil?

Answer

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

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

May Allah make your child the coolness of your eyes and a means of reward for you in this world and the hereafter.

Rasulullah Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam has said:

"On the Day of Resurrection you will be called by your names and by your father's names, so give yourselves good names.” (Sunan Abu Dawood : 4950)

“Raahil” (راحل) means a traveller or one who departs on a journey. [i]

The name Raahil is suitable.

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Mohamed Ebrahim bin Ismail Abdullah

Student - Darul Iftaa

Pietermaritzburg, KZN, South Africa

Checked and Approved by,

Mufti Ebrahim Desai.

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

إِنَّكُمْ تُدْعَوْنَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ بِأَسْمَائِكُمْ وَأَسْمَاءِ آبَائِكُمْ فَأَحْسِنُوا أَسْمَاءَكُمْ

[i] Hans Wehr – Pg. 331

المعاني

راحل: مسافر

Answered by: Mohamed Ebrahim bin Ismail Abdullah
Checked & approved by: Mufti Ebrahim Desai

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