Asalam kum, My name is Mohammed Rafi, I want to know whether the word ” RAFI ” is islamic name and have any meaning ,because I have seen a jewish person with the name rafi.
Answer
(Fatwa: 3036/1618/D=1430)
Rafi means: high, high-ranking. The name Raafe is derived from this root that is the name of many Sahaba and Tabi?een. So there is no harm to keep the name Rafi, it is Islamic name. However, to name children after Sahaba, Tabi?een or Ambiya is far better.
Allah (Subhana Wa Ta’ala) knows Best
Darul Ifta,
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