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Meaning of the names Hanzalah, Alaya and Yusairah

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Q: Please tell me the meaning of the names:

Hanzalah

Alaya

Yusairah

Bismillaah

A:

Hanzalah – There were several Sahaabah (radhiyallahu anhum) by the name of Hanzalah. It means ‘wild gourd’.

Alaya – We have not come across this name.

Yusairah – It comes from the word yusr which means easy, light or affluence.

And Allah Ta’ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

Answered by:

Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)

This answer was collected from MuftiOnline.co.za, where the questions have been answered by Mufti Zakaria Makada (Hafizahullah), who is currently a senior lecturer in the science of Hadith and Fiqh at Madrasah Ta’leemuddeen, Isipingo Beach, South Africa.