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Ruling on calling a girl Tahreem

Question: 221912

Can I suggest my daughter name Tahreem

Praise be to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon the Messenger of Allah and his family.

The father should choose a good name for his son or daughter,
one that is good in both wording and meaning, because the name is a title
for the thing named, and it will accompany a person from the cradle to the
grave, and will be attributed to him, and to children and grandchildren will
be attributed to his name, for as long as Allah, may He be exalted, wills. 

The scholars have stated that it is makrooh (disliked) to
give children names that have meanings that may be indicative of sin and
transgression, such as Zaalim (wrongdoer), Sarraaq (thief), and the like.
See: Tasmiyat al-Mawlood by Shaykh Bakr Abu Zayd (p. 52). 

This may be applicable to this name, Tahreem. 

A number of the scholars also regarded it as makrooh to name
children after the names of the soorahs of the Holy Qur’an, such as Ta-Ha,
Ya-Seen, and Ha-Meem. See: Tasmiyat al-Mawlood (p. 59)

This also – and Allah knows best – includes the name
Tahreem. 

Based on that, it seems that it is makrooh to give your
daughter the name Tahreem. 

At the very least, this comes under the heading of dubious
matters that one should avoid. Allah has granted His slave sufficient
matters that are clear and unambiguous, so that he has no need for such
uncertain things. 

Furthermore, this is a strange name that may cause
embarrassment to the girl in front of her friends, classmates and
acquaintances in the future. 

There are plenty of other good names that may be given
instead. 

And Allah knows best.

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