Is it obligatory to change the name "Taleen" for a newborn, especially after it was linked to jinn in a dream and its naming was prohibited in Saudi Arabia, and given that the wife was affected by a previous experience with another child who recovered after changing her name, which was also associated with jinn?
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There is no objection to changing a name and choosing a better one, but the motive for doing so must not be the belief that the name is associated with jinn, as there is no evidence for this, neither in Islamic law nor in reason, and it contradicts reality.
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