Is it permissible to be named Mane' (منع)?
Source: FtawySummary from Ftawy's records · added here Sep 2, 2026
There is no legal impediment to being named "Māniʿ" (Mani') or other names that do not involve polytheism (), or enslavement to other than Allah the Almighty, or purification (tazkiyah). It may be intended by this naming that he is a preventer of evil.
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