Does the name "Hanouf" affect its bearer, and should it be changed due to the daughter suffering from convulsions (epilepsy)?
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The name "Hanouf" means smiling and laughing. There is nothing to prevent naming with it, nor anything to indicate a negative effect from it. Naming with "Al-Dahhak" was common during the era of the Salaf. As for what the girl is suffering from, it is recommended to consult doctors, for her parents to supplicate for her, and to perform (Islamic exorcism) on her with the prescribed legal incantations.
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