Fatwa ID: 06726

Answered by: Maulana Abdul Malik

Question:

Is it appropriate to name a boy Haseeb Ahmed?

In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful

Answer:

It is important to choose a good name for one’s child while naming them.

Abu Darda narrated: The Prophet (ﷺ) 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, hadith # 4948)[1]

With regards to your question, the name Haseeb is an Arabic masculine given name meaning “noble”, “respected” or “reckoner”. Giving this name to a child would not be considered inappropriate.

[1] عَنْ أَبِي الدَّرْدَاءِ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏ “‏ إِنَّكُمْ تُدْعَوْنَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ بِأَسْمَائِكُمْ وَأَسْمَاءِ آبَائِكُمْ فَأَحْسِنُوا أَسْمَاءَكُمْ ‏”‏ ‏.‏

Only Allah (عز و جل) knows best.

Written by Maulana Abdul Malik

Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah

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