What’s in a name?

Posted under current events, random by rahma

The husband and I will be getting a betta fish tomorrow (inshaAllah), and I’m in the market for some naming suggestions.  Muhammad is out.  Seriously, the ummah has problems if some parents complaining about what kids named a teddy bear will lead to a woman getting jail time and lashes.  Is it really insulting the Prophet (saws) if kids love the name and vote for it as their favorite?  What about all those people out there named Muhammad who do much more shameful things each day?  Where are the lashes and jail time for them?

Ok, anyways, back to the soon to be newest member of our little family.  Would it be insulting to name the fish something deen-y?  I wasn’t really going to name the fish Muhammad, but I think it would be kinda cool to name it something islam related, so that everytime I saw the fish, I’d remember Allah (swt).  Pet dhikr, ya know.  I actually contemplated naming the fish dhikr, but that doesn’t really sound right.  Maybe Hamd, praise?

inshaAllah pictures will be forthcoming, once we actually purchase the fish.  We got a little tank all set for him.  Weee, I’m so excited!