Honour your children and give them good names.

Who names the child in islam. Narrated by al-Bukhaari 5153. Islam highly recommends the fostering of children defined as assuming partial or complete responsibility of a child in lieu of the biological parents. It cannot be the Name of Allah.

In the list of Popular Islamic names for baby boys the top names are Muhammad Ali Amir Omar Ahmad Ibrahim and Yousef. This is interpreted as follows. It is more just in the sight of Allah.

As the child would have the family name of the father so in case that the parents couldnt agree about the name of the child the father would be the one who has more rights to chose Fatwa in Arabic. If you are Muslim it makes sense that you would want to choose a name from the Quran. So the child can grow into a righteous citizen who has a sense of belonging to his or her people society and homeland.

The Prophet peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him took some and chewed it then he took some from his mouth and put it in the childs mouth tahneek and named him Abd-Allaah. More important is that the child should be given a good name such as Abd-Allah or Abd al-Rahmaan. However Islam forbids naming the child as ones own or creating any fictive relationships.

Wasail al-shiah v15 p. Prophet Muhammad had clearly. Arabic is the language of the Quran and its complexity beauty and unique sound makes it a popular language for names.

More Islamic and Arabic Baby Names. It is usual for the father to name the child however scholars recommend that parents choose the name together. It cannot be a name that is exclusive for the non-believers Kufar.