Naming a girl Maysarah

11-3-2014 | IslamWeb

Question:

Salam. Can i name my daughter "Maisarah"? Or is the name just exclusively meant/more suitable for boys? Kindly advise. Thnx.
Answer:

All perfect praise be to Allaah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allaah, and that Muhammad sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam ( may Allaah exalt his mention ) is His slave and Messenger.

It is permissible to name your daughter with this name as this name is not exclusively for males; it means either of the following: (a) the opposite of Maymanah (the right side), or (b) ampleness and richness. Al-Jawhari may Allaah have mercy upon him said in his book As-Sihaah: “Al-Maysarah is the opposite of Al-Maymanah (right side), and it also means plentifulness and richness.”

Some women were given this name, they were only a few; Abu Nu’aym mentioned in his book Ma’rifat As-Sahaabah a female narrator whose name was Maysarah bint (i.e. daughter of) Habashi At-Taa'iyyah [from the tribe of Banu Tayyi']. Besides, Ibn ‘Asaakir may Allaah have mercy upon him said in Taareekh Dimashq: “‘Ataa’ ibn Abi Rabaah, and the name of Abu Rabaah is Aslam, who was the servant of Habeebah bint Maysarah bint Abu Khuthaym.”

Allaah knows best.

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