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Has whispers regarding his name

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Assalamualaikum! My parents named me 'Meem'. Which is an Arabic letter and doesn't have any meaning. But in Hibrew, it means sea of bitterness. Do I need to change my name?

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Accepted Answer

All perfect praise be to Allah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allah, and that Muhammad, sallallaahu`alayhi wa sallam, is His slave and Messenger.

You do not have to change your name, and you are not legally required to search for its meaning in all languages so it becomes permissible to be used.

We would like to warn the questioner to beware of the whispers as they are a buried disease for those who are afflicted with them, and the effective cure for them is to repel them, neglect them, and to pay no attention to them.

Allah knows best.

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Has whispers regarding his name

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Related Fatwa

Not Necessary to Change a Name to a Muslim Name

No Religious Impediment to Giving the Name ‘Noor’ to a Human Being

Neglected by Her Father and Abused by Her Husband and Wants to Change Her Family Name

You Should Not Name Your Child 'Yusuf Rahmaan'

Pessimistic About His Name and Wants to Change It

Bearing name with bad meaning in Arabic but good in other language

Not an obligation to change 'bad' family name

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