Question Summary:
Is Asra a suitable name for a girl?

Question Detail:

Assalmoalaykum Is Asra valid name for a Muslim baby girl? What is the meaning of word Asra.. can you please suggest some other names for a girl child. JAZAK ALLAHU KHAIR

Answer :

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.

Islam emphasizes that Muslims should have good names and give good names to their children.

It is the infant's vested right to be honoured with a good name. When choosing a name for the child, it should be done with the intention that the child will be blessed with the barakah of that name.

The name of a person has an effect on the individual’s personality and his/her characteristics. Therefore, we should try to adopt the names of the Ambiyaa (Alaihis-Salaam) and the companions (Sahabaah/Sahabiyyaah) of Nabi (ﷺ). ^[1]

Consider the following Ahaadeeth:

إِنَّكُمْ تُدْعَوْنَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ بِأَسْمَائِكُمْ وَأَسْمَاءِ آبَائِكُمْ فَأَحْسِنُوا أَسْمَاءَكُمْ

Translation: On the Day of Resurrection, you will be called by your names and by your father's names, so give yourselves good names.

(Sunan-Abu Dawood, Kitaabul Adab)

Asra means to travel at night. ^[2]

We advise you to keep one of the following names:

Names of girls:

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Muhammad I.V Patel

Student Darul Iftaa
Lusaka, Zambia

Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.

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^[1]المحيط البرهاني (5/ 89) 

وفي «الفتاوى»: التسمية باسم لم يذكره الله تعالى في كتابه ولا ذكره رسول الله عليه السلام، ولا استعمله المسلمون تكلموا فيه، والأولى أن لا تفعل

نفع المفتي والسائل بجمع متفرقات المسائل (ص: 377)

??(الاسْتِفْسَارُ: تسميةُ الأولادِ بما لم يذكرْ في كتابِ الله ، ولا في سنَّةِ رسول الله، وما سبقَهُ المسلمون، هل يجوز؟

الاسْتِبْشَارُ: تكلَّموا فيه: والأَوْلَى أن لا يفعلَ ذلك . كذا في ((نصاب الاحتساب)) في (الباب الخامس والأربعين)

^[2]المورد الصفحة ١٠٥ 

أسرى: سار ليلا

To travel by night