Keeping the name Maariyah

Q: Would it be appropriate to name our daughter Maariyah?

A: Hazrat Maariyah (radhiyallahu 'anha) was the slave woman of Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam). Keeping the name Maariyah for one's baby girl is permissible.

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

 

Answered by:

Mufti Zakaria Makada

Checked & Approved:

Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)