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Topic: Naming a Child Eshal

(No-65882)

Q My three-year-old daughter's name is Eshal. She is very irritable and stubborn. Some people think this is due to her name and suggest it should be changed. Please share the meaning of this name and whether a name can have such an effect.

aIt should be understood that a good name does have a positive influence, just as a bad name can have a negative one. This is precisely why parents have been instructed to give their children good names. In the situation you have described, the word "Eeshaal" (عِیْشَال, with a kasra on ع, a sukoon on ی, and a fatha on ش) has no meaning. It is therefore better to replace this name with one taken from the names of the Azwaj Mutahharaat or other Sahabiyat (may Allah be pleased with them all), or to choose any other name that carries a good and clear meaning. Allah the Almighty knows best. Darul Ifta Al-Ikhlas, Karachi.

صحیح البخاری: (کتاب الأدب، باب إسمِ الحُزن)
عن ابن المسیب عن أبیه أن أباہ جآء إلی النبی صلی اللہ علیه وسلم فقال:“مااسمک؟” قال:حُزنٌ، قال:“أنت سھلٌ” قال:لا أُغیِّرُ اِسماً، سمّانیه أبی، قال ابن المسیب: فما زالت الحزونةُ فینا بعدُ۔

مسند البزار: (رقم الحدیث: 8540، ط: مکتبة العلوم و الحکم)‏
عن أبي هريرة أن رسول اللّٰه صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: إن من حق الولد على ‏الوالد أن يحسن اسمه ويحسن أدبه.

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