Recently SalmanKhan_Mozlem had a discussion in the chat room about whether the name "Qasim" is permitted for muslim or not. Brother SalmanKhan_Mozlem quoted a number of Hadiths from Sahih Muslim such as
Book 025, Number 5317:
Jabir b. 'Abdullah reported that a child was born to one of the persons amongst us and he decided to give him the name of Muhammad We said: We will not allow you to give the name after the name of Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) until you ask him (the Holy Prophet). So he (that person) came and said (to the Holy Prophet): A child was born in my house and I wanted to give him the name (of Muhammad) after the name of Allah's Messenger, whereas my people did not allow me that I should name him after that (sacred) name until I have asked Allah's Apostle (may peace be upon him) in this connection, whereupon he said: Give him the name after my name, but do not call him by my kunya, for I have been sent as a Qasim as I distribute amongst you.
The full list can be seen at: http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/fundamen...m/025.smt.html
However, a lot of respectable Islamic websites such as Islam.org's http://www.islam.org/culture/names/ which suggest Qasim as a suitable muslim name. Run a search on any search engine for "muslim names", and you'll be hard pressed to find a site that doesn't suggest Qasim as a name.
Anyone wanna join in the discussion?
[This message has been edited by mAd_ScIeNtIsT (edited April 15, 2001).]
Book 025, Number 5317:
Jabir b. 'Abdullah reported that a child was born to one of the persons amongst us and he decided to give him the name of Muhammad We said: We will not allow you to give the name after the name of Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) until you ask him (the Holy Prophet). So he (that person) came and said (to the Holy Prophet): A child was born in my house and I wanted to give him the name (of Muhammad) after the name of Allah's Messenger, whereas my people did not allow me that I should name him after that (sacred) name until I have asked Allah's Apostle (may peace be upon him) in this connection, whereupon he said: Give him the name after my name, but do not call him by my kunya, for I have been sent as a Qasim as I distribute amongst you.
The full list can be seen at: http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/fundamen...m/025.smt.html
However, a lot of respectable Islamic websites such as Islam.org's http://www.islam.org/culture/names/ which suggest Qasim as a suitable muslim name. Run a search on any search engine for "muslim names", and you'll be hard pressed to find a site that doesn't suggest Qasim as a name.
Anyone wanna join in the discussion?
[This message has been edited by mAd_ScIeNtIsT (edited April 15, 2001).]
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