Is it permissible to name a newborn girl "Naya," with an explanation of the ruling on forbidden names specific to disbelievers, given that many Arabic Muslim names have non-Arabic origins?
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The name mentioned is reprehensible because it is the name of a forbidden musical instrument, not because its origin is foreign. There is no harm in using foreign names as long as they do not contain a meaning forbidden by Islamic law.
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