Hubab
حبابIn Arabic
- Meaning
- Bubble; an old Arab name, once reported as a devil's name
- For
- A boy
- Origin
- Arabic
- Other spellings
- Habab, Houbab
Islamic naming guidance
- Discouraged
- Scholars differ about this name.
Draft: not yet reviewed by a scholar. This is not a fatwa.
Linked to a devil or evil spirit: disliked
A weak report (al-Tabarani in Majma al-Zawa'id 4677) has the Prophet telling a man that Hubab is a devil and to name his son Abd al-Rahman. Abu Dawud 4956 also lists Hubab among the names the Prophet changed (a list without chains), and the commentary there glosses it as a devil's name (or a snake). Against this, Al-Hubab ibn al-Mundhir was a respected Ansari Companion, so the case is weak; flagged at low confidence.
Confidence: low
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