Is it obligatory for a disbeliever who embraces Islam to change his name if it is a name of worship for other than Allah?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: If a disbeliever embraces Islam and his name is a name of worship for other than Allah, is it obligatory for him to change it?
Answer:
Yes, it is obligatory for him to change it. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) changed the names of many men after their Islam. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: If a disbeliever embraces Islam and his name is a name of worship for other than Allah, is it obligatory for him to change it?
Answer:
Yes, it is obligatory for him to change it. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) changed the names of many men after their Islam. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 1389- هل يجب على الكافر إذا أسلم تغييرُ اسمه إن كان معبَّدًا لغير الله؟ - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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