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Topic: Meaning of the Name Quhaafa

(No-65936)

Q Assalamu Alaikum, Mufti Sahib! What is the ruling on keeping the name Quhaafa?

a"Quhaafah" (قحافہ) carries several meanings, for example: food scraped out from a vessel, debris and refuse carried away by a flood, and something drunk in a single breath. Given these meanings, it is not appropriate to name a child "Quhaafah". However, "Abu Quhaafah" (ابو قحافہ) is the kunya of the father of Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him), so the name "Abu Quhaafah" may be used instead of "Quhaafah". Allah the Almighty knows best. Darul Ifta Al-Ikhlas, Karachi.

سنن ابی داؤد: (رقم الحدیث: 4955، ط: دار ابن حزم)
عن أبي الدرداء قال: قال: رسول اللہ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم: تُدعون یوم القیامة بأسمائکم وأسماء آبائکم فأحسنوا أسمائکم․

المعجم الوسيط: (716/2، ط: دار الدعوة)
(القحافة) كل مَا يجرف من الْإِنَاء وَغَيره من ثريد وَنَحْوه.

المنجد: (ص: 742، ط: مکتبۃ الحرمین)

القاموس الوحید: (ص: 1027، ط: ادارة اسلامیات)

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