Question about the name Ffayy – is it permissible to give this name to one’s child?
Question What is the meaning of the name Ffayy? Is it a permissible and good name? Because I found that it has some meaning for the People of the Book. Is it permissible to use this name?. Praise be to Allah. We have not found the name Ffayy in the sources available to us, therefore…
Question
Praise be to Allah.
We have not found the name Ffayy in the sources available
to us, therefore we do not know what its meaning is, so we cannot issue a
ruling on it. Unless its origin is the word fay’, and the final hamzah has
become assimilated into the ya’ that precedes it. Fay’ means a shadow.
However it cannot be imagined that the first letter (fa’) could be doubled
in Arabic at all!
Names such as this, that are not known as names and are not
used among Muslims should be avoided altogether when naming one’s children.
Coming up with strange things is not praiseworthy with regard to names and
it may lead to negative consequences in the future for the person who is
given this name.
Whatever the case, we have previously listed some important
guidelines for naming by boys and girls and what should be avoided. Please
see the answer to questions no. 7180 and
101401. Whoever follows these
guidelines and avoids what is warned against will be safe from anything that
is contrary to sharee‘ah in sha Allah.
And Allah knows best.
