Back to search
The question

What is the ruling on naming a newborn male "Wasm" or a female "Wasma"?

Share this answer

Source: FtawySummarized from the full answer at Ftawy · reviewed Sep 2, 20261 min readAlso available in العربية
The answer

There is no objection to naming a newborn with this name as long as it does not carry a Sharia-prohibited meaning. The general rule regarding naming is permissibility, and a name is only forbidden for a valid Sharia reason, and there is no such reason here.

Summarized from the full answer at Ftawy · reviewed Sep 2, 2026

Read the full answer on Ftawy