What is the meaning of the word "Ru'naa'" in Arabic, and is naming with it forbidden?
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Previously, the criteria for names prohibited as disliked or forbidden were clarified, and that the best names are those that express servitude to Allah. Regarding the name mentioned, no meaning for it was found in Arabic dictionaries. If it is foreign, then the ruling on naming with it depends on knowing its meaning.
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