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Is it permissible to name children after angels?

1 min readAlso available in العربية

The best names are Al-Harith and Hammam. Excellent names are Abdullah and Abdul Rahman. Name your children after the Prophets, and by the name Muhammad. Do not name them after the angels. Do not use my kunya (agnomen). Al-Bukhari mentioned that there is some doubt in its chain of narration.

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