رَشِيد
Boy Arabic origin Rashīd
In the Quran“Rightly guided, sensible”, following the right path
The word as it is recited in the Quran: Mahmoud Khalil Al-Hussary, Hud 11:78.
The word occurs three times in the Quran, in Surah Hud: Lut cries out “Is there not among you a sensible man (rashid)?” (11:78); Shuʿayb’s people mockingly tell him “You are indeed the forbearing, the sensible!” (11:87); and “Pharaoh’s command was not sound” (11:97). None of these verses is direct praise; the name draws its value from its meaning.
Rashid comes from the root r-sh-d of uprightness and right direction (rushd, “maturity, good sense”): the rashid is one who is rightly guided and judges wisely, and also one who guides. Al-Rashid appears in the list of the 99 names of Allah transmitted by al-Tirmidhi. A very common masculine name in the Maghreb (Rachid) and the Gulf.
Yes: the word Rashid appears in the Quran 3 times, in one surah.
وَجَآءَهُۥ قَوْمُهُۥ يُهْرَعُونَ إِلَيْهِ وَمِن قَبْلُ كَانُوا۟ يَعْمَلُونَ ٱلسَّيِّـَٔاتِ قَالَ يَٰقَوْمِ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ بَنَاتِى هُنَّ أَطْهَرُ لَكُمْ فَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَلَا تُخْزُونِ فِى ضَيْفِىٓ أَلَيْسَ مِنكُمْ رَجُلٌ رَّشِيدٌ ٧٨
And his people came hastening to him, and before [this] they had been doing evil deeds. He said, "O my people, these are my daughters; they are purer for you. So fear Allāh and do not disgrace me concerning my guests. Is there not among you a man of reason?"
قَالُوا۟ يَٰشُعَيْبُ أَصَلَوٰتُكَ تَأْمُرُكَ أَن نَّتْرُكَ مَا يَعْبُدُ ءَابَآؤُنَآ أَوْ أَن نَّفْعَلَ فِىٓ أَمْوَٰلِنَا مَا نَشَٰٓؤُا۟ إِنَّكَ لَأَنتَ ٱلْحَلِيمُ ٱلرَّشِيدُ ٨٧
They said, "O Shuʿayb, does your prayer [i.e., religion] command you that we should leave what our fathers worship or not do with our wealth what we please? Indeed, you are the forbearing, the discerning!"
إِلَىٰ فِرْعَوْنَ وَمَلَإِي۟هِۦ فَٱتَّبَعُوٓا۟ أَمْرَ فِرْعَوْنَ وَمَآ أَمْرُ فِرْعَوْنَ بِرَشِيدٍ ٩٧
To Pharaoh and his establishment, but they followed the command of Pharaoh, and the command of Pharaoh was not [at all] discerning.
All the words of the root ر ش د in the Quran (19 occurrences)
No text or scholarly opinion concerns the name Rashid 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.
