Keeping the name Hamnah

Q: Is it permissible to keep a girls name Hamnah and what does this word mean?

A: It is permissible to keep the name Hamnah. The name Hamnah refers to a type of fruit (grape/berry). Hamnah (radhiyallahu anha) was a Sahaabiyah in the time of Rasulullah (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) and she was the sister of Hazrat Zainub bint Jahsh (radhiyallahu anha).

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

 

Answered by:

Mufti Zakaria Makada

Checked & Approved:

Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)