Is it permissible to name someone "Safwan" in Islam?
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There is no objection to naming a newborn "Safwan"; because the default rule for names is permissibility, and it means "smooth stone" in the Arabic language. A number of the Companions were named with it, such as Safwan ibn al-Mu'attal and Safwan ibn Umayyah.
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