قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ ٱلْفَلَقِ ١
Say, "I seek refuge in the Lord of daybreak
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Muadh: meaning of the name
Boy Arabic origin Muʿādh
Companion“The protected one”, he who has been granted refuge
Muadh in Islam
Muʿadh ibn Jabal, an Ansari of Medina, was sent by the Prophet ﷺ to Yemen to teach Islam (al-Bukhari 1395). The Prophet ﷺ said that he was the most knowledgeable of his community about what is lawful and unlawful (al-Tirmidhi 3790), and, taking his hand, told him: “O Muʿadh, by Allah, I love you” (Abu Dawud 1522). He died in the plague of ʿAmwas in Syria.
Meaning of the name Muadh
Muʿadh is the passive participle of aʿadha, “to grant refuge, to place under protection”, from the root ʿ-w-dh of seeking protection (ʿawdh): the name means one who is protected, kept in Allah’s care. The same root gives the formula aʿudhu bi-Llah, “I seek refuge in Allah”, and the name of the last two surahs of the Quran, al-muʿawwidhatan. Vowelled with an a (maʿadh), the word means “refuge”: maʿadha Llah, “Allah forbid” (12:23).
- In Arabic
- مُعَاذ معاذ
- Transliteration
- Muʿādh
- Root
- ع و ذ · 17 occurrences in the Quran
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Arabic
Is Muadh in the Quran?
The name Muadh does not appear as such in the Quran, but its root (ع و ذ) occurs 17 times. Examples:
قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ ٱلنَّاسِ ١
Say, "I seek refuge in the Lord of mankind,
وَرَٰوَدَتْهُ ٱلَّتِى هُوَ فِى بَيْتِهَا عَن نَّفْسِهِۦ وَغَلَّقَتِ ٱلْأَبْوَٰبَ وَقَالَتْ هَيْتَ لَكَ قَالَ مَعَاذَ ٱللَّهِ إِنَّهُۥ رَبِّىٓ أَحْسَنَ مَثْوَاىَ إِنَّهُۥ لَا يُفْلِحُ ٱلظَّٰلِمُونَ ٢٣
And she, in whose house he was, sought to seduce him. She closed the doors and said, "Come, you." He said, "[I seek] the refuge of Allāh. Indeed, he is my master, who has made good my residence. Indeed, wrongdoers will not succeed."
All the words of the root ع و ذ in the Quran (17 occurrences)
In the hadiths
Authentic
Sahih al-Bukhari 1395
The Prophet (ﷺ) sent Mu`adh to Yemen and said, "Invite the people to testify that none has the right to be worshipped but Allah and I am Allah's Messenger (ﷺ), and if they obey you to do so, then teach them that Allah has enjoined on them five prayers in every day and night (in twenty-four hours)…
ادْعُهُمْ إِلَى شَهَادَةِ أَنْ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ، وَأَنِّي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ، فَإِنْ هُمْ أَطَاعُوا لِذَلِكَ فَأَعْلِمْهُمْ أَنَّ اللَّهَ قَدِ افْتَرَضَ عَلَيْهِمْ خَمْسَ صَلَوَاتٍ فِي كُلِّ يَوْمٍ وَلَيْلَةٍ…
Authentic
Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Jami' at-Tirmidhi 3790
that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "The most merciful of my nation to my nation is Abu Bakr, and the most severe of them concerning the order of Allah is 'Umar, and the most truly modest of them is 'Uthman bin 'Affan. The most knowledgeable of them concerning the lawful and unlawful is Mu'adh…
" أَرْحَمُ أُمَّتِي بِأُمَّتِي أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَأَشَدُّهُمْ فِي أَمْرِ اللَّهِ عُمَرُ وَأَصْدَقُهُمْ حَيَاءً عُثْمَانُ وَأَعْلَمُهُمْ بِالْحَلاَلِ وَالْحَرَامِ مُعَاذُ بْنُ جَبَلٍ وَأَفْرَضُهُمْ زَيْدُ بْنُ ثَابِتٍ…
Authentic
Sunan Abu Dawud 1522
never fail to say after each prayer: Allāhumma a‘inni ‘ala dhikrika wa shukrika wa husni ‘ibādatik (O Allah, help me remember You, thank You, and excellently worship You)
The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) took his hand and said: "O Mu‘ādh, by Allah, I do love you," and he added: "I advise you, O Mu‘ādh, never fail to say after each prayer: Allāhumma a‘inni ‘ala dhikrika wa shukrika wa husni ‘ibādatik (O Allah, help me remember You…
يَا مُعَاذُ وَاللَّهِ إِنِّي لأُحِبُّكَ وَاللَّهِ إِنِّي لأُحِبُّكَ " . فَقَالَ " أُوصِيكَ يَا مُعَاذُ لاَ تَدَعَنَّ فِي دُبُرِ كُلِّ صَلاَةٍ تَقُولُ اللَّهُمَّ أَعِنِّي عَلَى ذِكْرِكَ وَشُكْرِكَ وَحُسْنِ…
Is this name permissible?
No text or scholarly opinion concerns the name Muadh in particular: the general rules of Islam apply.
Read the rules for choosing a name
This page is an aid to reflection, not a fatwa. For a personal case, ask a person of knowledge.
Writing Muadh in each language
- French
- Mouad, Mouadh, Moad, Mouaz, Muadh
- English
- Muadh, Muaz, Moaz, Muath
- Spanish
- Muad, Muadh
- Turkish
- Muaz
- Arabic
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