حَرْب

Harb

حرب

Say it: harb · ħarb

Boy nameArabicFrom Hadith / SahabaScholars differ

Meaning

“War, battle”

جنگ

Scholars differ on this name

Harb means 'war'. Ali (RA) first named his son Harb and the Prophet ﷺ renamed him Hasan (Musnad Ahmad, al-Adab al-Mufrad); Dawat-e-Islami and Egypt's Dar al-Ifta call it a bad, makruh name.

حرب کا مطلب 'جنگ' ہے۔ حضرت علیؓ نے اپنے بیٹے کا نام حرب رکھا تو نبی ﷺ نے بدل کر حسن رکھا (مسند احمد، الادب المفرد)؛ دعوتِ اسلامی اور مصر کا دار الافتاء اسے برا اور مکروہ نام کہتے ہیں۔

Better choice: Hasan

What scholars say side by side

Barelvi

بریلوی

Dawat-e-Islami

Disliked (makruh)

Means war; called a bad name; changed to Hasan/Husain/Salm.

Dawat-e-Islami, Al-Madinatul Ilmiyah, "Naam Rakhnay Kay Ahkam" (Maktaba-tul-Madina), p.42

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Arab & international fatwa bodies

عرب و بین الاقوامی دار الافتاء

Egypt Dar al-Ifta

Disliked (makruh)

Repellent (war); among the ugliest names, change recommended.

Egypt Dar al-Ifta Fatwa 21556 (Arabic) / 18133 (Arabic)

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What the references say

Al-Isabah fi Tamyiz al-Sahabah (Ibn Hajar)Sahabi, Tabi'i, Hadith narrator (later generation), Hadith narrator (no Taqrib tabaqah) - e.g. حرب بن الحارث المُحاربي Open →
Sultan Qaboos Encyclopedia of Arab Nameswar; brave fighter Open →
Qabas Arabic lexiconroot ح ر ب; gender Girl; type اسم; Same word (vowels match); word is grammatically feminine, we say Boy

Questions about Harb

What does Harb mean?

Harb means “War, battle”. In Urdu: جنگ.

Is Harb a boy or girl name?

Harb is a boy's name.

What is the origin of Harb?

Harb is of Arabic origin. Its Arabic root is ح ر ب.

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