Question Summary:
Is it permissible to name a cat Hurairah?

Question Detail:

Is it permissible to name a cat Hurairah?

Answer :

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.
Hadhrat `Abd al-Rahman ibn Sakhr Al-Azdi (Radhiyallahu Anhu) was given the Kunyah (Agnomen) of “Abu Hurairah” due to his close affection and association to cats.
 
It is permissible to give one’s cat such a name.
 
And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best
 
Ismail Desai
Darul Iftaa
South Africa
 
Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.