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Is it permissible to name a girl "Ritāl" because its meaning is said to be a beautiful voice, and one who recites the Qur’an beautifully, and it refers to what is written on the Kaaba's curtain from verses, and the sound of reciting the Qur’an beautifully, and is the name non-Arabic?

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We searched the derivatives of the root (r-t-l) and did not find the word "Rital," which suggests it is a foreign name that has entered the Arabic environment. Naming with foreign names is not blameworthy unless their meaning necessitates prohibition, and we have clarified the criteria for disliked and forbidden names. It is preferable to choose a name of one of the female Companions or similar.

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