Keeping a child's name "Yathrib"
Question
If someone named his child "Yathrib" Is it permissible??
Answer
The name of Madeenah was changed from Yathrib to Madeenah. A name that has been changed is not a good name.
And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.
- Answered by
- Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
Where scholars differ, it’s safer to take the more cautious view.
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