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Giving your children Angelic Names

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As-salamu alaykum

Is it permissible in Islam to give your name children Angelic names. 

Example: Mikael & Jibrail?

 

 

بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم

الجواب وباللہ التوفیق

According to most scholars, it is permissible to name children after angels. But it is better not to use those names, it is forbidden in some weak hadiths.

وَسَمُّوا بِأَسْمَاءِ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ وَلَا تَسَمَّوْا بِأَسْمَاءِ الْمَلَائِكَةِ (شعب الایمان:حقوق الاولاد،۸۲۶۲)

وفی المرقاۃ؛وکرہ مالک التسمی ، أسماء الملائکۃ کجبریل۔ قلت: ویؤیدہ مارواہ البخاری فی تاریخہ عن  عبداللہ بن جرار سموا بأسماء الأنبیاء ولا تسموا بأسماء الملاءکۃ (متفق علیہ) (مرقاۃ المفاتح،باب الأسامی: ۹؍۱۰)

فقط واللہ اعلم بالصواب

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