Is keeping the name Safa a bad omen?
QUESTION:
salaams,my brother has jus had ababay girl n has named her safaa. But since she has been born they have been to hospital a few times. due to her health,my mum seems to think its beacuse her name us safaa thats why they are gowebn back n forth from hospital.she wants them to change the name,plz could u help me make her understand JZK
ANSWER:
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.
The name ‘Safa’ (صفا) denotes purity, [1] fineness and fairness. In Islām, one is not permitted to take bad omens, for the Prophet (Peace Be Upon Him) has said:
لا عَدْوَى ولا طِيَرَةَ ولا صَفَرَ ولا هامَةَ
Diseases are not contagious (without Allah’s permission), nor is there any bad omen, nor is there any bad omen in the month of Safar, nor is there any bad omen due to any particular bird. [2]
Furthermore, it is not unusual for a new-born baby to initially have health conditions. [3] We pray that Allah Ta’ālā grants her a swift and complete recovery, and keeps her in good health. Āmeen.
You may observe the following practices:
- Recite the following du’ā three times during the day and three times during the night; then blow upon the baby. This du’ā will serve as a protection from any sudden affliction. [4]
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الَّذِي لَا يَضُرُّ مَعَ اسْمِهِ شَيْءٌ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَلَا فِي السَّمَاءِ وَهُوَ السَّمِيعُ الْعَلِيمُ
Bismillahil ladhi la yadurru m’asmihi shay’un fil ardi wala fiss sama’i wahuwas sameeul ‘aleem.
In the Name of Allah, with whose Name nothing can harm in the earth nor in the sky; and He is the All-Hearing and All-Knowing.
- Recite Āyah al-Kursī, once in the morning and once in the evening. This can be found in the Holy Qur’an, Surah 2, Verse 255. After reading the entire verse, blow upon the child. [5]
- Include the following supplication when making du’ā:
أعوذ بكلمات الله التامة من كل شيطان وهامة، ومن كل عين لامة
A’udhu bikalimatillahit taammaati min kulli shaytanin wa haammatin wa min kulli ‘aynin laammah.
I seek protection in the perfect words of Allah from every devil and every beast, and from every envious eye. [6]
And Allah Ta’ālā Knows Best
Abdullah Teladia
Concurred by: Hanif Yusuf
References
[1]
صفا: الصفو والصفاء، ممدود: نقيض الكدر
[Lisān al-'Arab: Dār Sādir: 14:462]
وقال الراغب: الصفاء خلوص الشيء من الشوه
[Tāj al-'Arūs: Dār al-Hidāyah: 38:426]
الصفا: الحجارة الملس... صفا. الصفوة: الصفاء. - من الشيء: خياره. وخالصه...الصفوة من كل شئ: خياره.
[al-Qāmūs al-Fiqhī: Dār al-Fikr: 214]
(صفاه) أزال عنه القذى والكدرة ونقاه مما يشوبه ومنه صفى ما بينهما وهكذا...(الصفو) الصفاء ومن الشيء خياره وخالصه
[al-Mu'jam al-Wasīt: Dār al-Da'wah: 1:518]
[2]
لا عَدْوَى ولا طِيَرَةَ ولا صَفَرَ ولا هامَةَ
[Sahīh Muslim: 2220]
[3]
https://familydoctor.org/recognizing-newborn-illnesses/
[4]
باسم الله الذي لا يضر مع اسمه شيء في الأرض، ولا في السماء، وهو السميع العليم، ثلاث مرات، لم تصبه فجأة بلاء حتى يصبح، ومن قالها حين يصبح، ثلاث مرات، لم تصبه فجأة بلاء حتى يمسي
[Abū Dawūd: 5088]
[5]
أخبرنا عبد الحميد بن سعيد، قال: حدثنا مبشر، عن الأوزاعي، قال: حدثنا يحيى بن أبي كثير، قال: حدثني ابن أبي أن أباه، أخبره: أنه كان لهم جرن فيه تمر، وكان أبي يتعاهده فوجده ينقص، فحرسه فإذا هو بدابة تشبه الغلام المحتلم، قال: فسلمت فرد السلام، فقلت: من أنت، أجن أم إنس؟ قال: جن، قال: فناولني يدك، فناولني يده، فإذا يد كلب وشعر كلب، قال: هكذا خلق الجن، قال: لقد علمت الجن، ما فيهم أشد مني، قال له أبي: ما حملك على ما صنعت؟ قال: بلغنا أنك رجل تحب الصدقة فأحببنا أن نصيب من طعامك، قال أبي: فما الذي يجيرنا منكم؟ قال: هذه الاية اية الكرسي، ثم غدا أبي إلى النبي ﷺ فأخبره فقال النبي ﷺ: «صدق الخبيث»
[Sunan al-Kubrā li Imām Nasa'ī: 10730]
[6]
عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ قَالَ كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يُعَوِّذُ الْحَسَنَ وَالْحُسَيْنَ وَيَقُولُ " إِنَّ أَبَاكُمَا كَانَ يُعَوِّذُ بِهَا إِسْمَاعِيلَ وَإِسْحَاقَ، أَعُوذُ بِكَلِمَاتِ اللَّهِ التَّامَّةِ مِنْ كُلِّ شَيْطَانٍ وَهَامَّةٍ، وَمِنْ كُلِّ عَيْنٍ لاَمَّةٍ "
[Sahīh al-Bukhārī: 3371]
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