Naming cat 'Sabir'

14-5-2016 | IslamWeb

Question:

Is it permissible to name my cat 'Sabir'?

Answer:

All perfect praise be to Allaah, The Lord of the worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allaah and that Muhammad  sallallaahu  `alayhi  wa  sallam ( may  Allaah exalt his mention ) is His slave and Messenger.

It is permissible to name this cat with the mentioned name, and it is confirmed in the Sunnah that the Prophet  sallallaahu  `alayhi  wa  sallam ( may  Allaah exalt his mention ) used to name his animals and other things with Arabic names. For instance, he had a she-camel which was named Al-'Adhbaa’, and his sword was called Thul-Faqaar, and so forth, and this is well-known from his biography.

Allaah knows best.

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