خَٰشِعَةً أَبْصَٰرُهُمْ تَرْهَقُهُمْ ذِلَّةٌ وَقَدْ كَانُوا۟ يُدْعَوْنَ إِلَى ٱلسُّجُودِ وَهُمْ سَٰلِمُونَ ٤٣
Their eyes humbled, humiliation will cover them. And they used to be invited to prostration while they were sound.
سَالِم
Salim: meaning of the name
Boy Arabic origin Sālim
CompanionIn the Quran“Safe and sound”, unharmed, kept from all harm
The word as it is recited in the Quran: Mahmoud Khalil Al-Hussary, Al-Qalam 68:43.
Salim in Islam
Salim, the freedman of Abu Hudhayfa, was a great reciter of the Quran: before the Prophet ﷺ arrived in Medina, he led the prayer of the first emigrants at Qubaʾ, as he knew the most Quran among them (al-Bukhari 692). The Prophet ﷺ said: “Learn the recitation of the Quran from four: ʿAbd Allah ibn Masʿud, Salim the freedman of Abu Hudhayfa, Ubayy ibn Kaʿb and Muʿadh ibn Jabal” (al-Bukhari 3758). He died a martyr at al-Yamama.
Meaning of the name Salim
Salim (Saalim) is the active participle of salima, “to be safe and sound, to escape harm”: it means one who is unharmed, healthy and free from defect. It comes from the root s-l-m of peace and safety (salam), which also gives islam and muslim. The Quran uses the plural salimun once, of those who were called to prostrate “while they were sound” (68:43). It should not be confused with Saleem (سليم), another name of similar meaning with a long i.
- In Arabic
- سَالِم سالم
- Transliteration
- Sālim
- Root
- س ل م · 140 occurrences in the Quran
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Arabic
Is Salim in the Quran?
Yes: the word Salim appears in the Quran once, in one surah.
All the words of the root س ل م in the Quran (140 occurrences)
In the hadiths
Authentic
Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih al-Bukhari 3758
`Abdullah (bin Mas`ud) was mentioned before `Abdullah bin `Amr. The latter said, "That is a man I continue to love because I heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) saying, ' Learn the recitation of the Qur'an from (any of these) four persons: `Abdullah bin Masud, Salim the freed slave of Abu Hudhaifa, Ubai…
" اسْتَقْرِئُوا الْقُرْآنَ مِنْ أَرْبَعَةٍ مِنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ، فَبَدَأَ بِهِ، وَسَالِمٍ مَوْلَى أَبِي حُذَيْفَةَ، وَأُبَىِّ بْنِ كَعْبٍ، وَمُعَاذِ بْنِ جَبَلٍ "
Authentic
Sahih al-Bukhari 692
When the earliest emigrants came to Al-`Usba [??] a place in Quba', before the arrival of the Prophet- Salim, the slave of Abu Hudhaifa, who knew the Qur'an more than the others used to lead them in prayer.
لَمَّا قَدِمَ الْمُهَاجِرُونَ الأَوَّلُونَ الْعُصْبَةَ ـ مَوْضِعٌ بِقُبَاءٍ ـ قَبْلَ مَقْدَمِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم كَانَ يَؤُمُّهُمْ سَالِمٌ مَوْلَى أَبِي حُذَيْفَةَ، وَكَانَ أَكْثَرَهُمْ قُرْآنًا.
Is this name permissible?
No text or scholarly opinion concerns the name Salim 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 Salim in each language
- French
- Salim, Salem, Sâlim
- English
- Salim, Saalim, Salem
- Spanish
- Salim, Salem
- Turkish
- Salim, Sâlim
- Arabic
- سَالِم
Similar names
Same root (س ل م)
- Abdus Salamعَبْد السَّلَام “Servant of Peace”, of the One free of all evil
- Aslamأَسْلَم “The soundest, the safest”, from the root of peace; in Turkey, understood as “one who submits to Allah”
- Islamإِسْلَام “Submission to Allah”, the name of the religion
- Salamسَلَام “Peace, safety”, and the greeting of Muslims
- Salmaسَلْمَى An old Arabic name from the root of peace (s-l-m); “peaceful, safe and sound”
- Salmanسَلْمَان “Safe and sound, preserved”, from the root of peace (salam)