Is it permissible to name a child 'Abd al-Qarib, taking this from the saying of Allah the Exalted: (So I am near. I respond to the call of the caller when he calls Me)?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, regarding the saying of Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He:[Al-Baqarah 2:186] Is it permissible to name a child 'Abd al-Qarib or 'Abd al-Mujib, taking this from this verse?
Answer:
"Near, I respond to the call of the caller when he calls." You cannot cut off the speech and say "al-Qarib" (the Near One). "Al-Qarib" is a general term. But you say "al-Qarib" of the one who called Him. "Al-Qarib" of the one who called Him. Yes. As for saying just "al-Qarib," "al-Qarib" is a general term. It applies to the created being, it applies to the Creator, it applies to the inanimate object, and it applies to the moving object. The word "al-Qarib" is a general term. It is not suitable. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, regarding the saying of Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He:
indeed I am near. I respond to the invocation of the supplicant when he calls upon Me.
فَإِنِّي قَرِيبٌ أُجِيبُ دَعْوَةَ الدَّاعِ إِذَا دَعَانِAnswer:
"Near, I respond to the call of the caller when he calls." You cannot cut off the speech and say "al-Qarib" (the Near One). "Al-Qarib" is a general term. But you say "al-Qarib" of the one who called Him. "Al-Qarib" of the one who called Him. Yes. As for saying just "al-Qarib," "al-Qarib" is a general term. It applies to the created being, it applies to the Creator, it applies to the inanimate object, and it applies to the moving object. The word "al-Qarib" is a general term. It is not suitable. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [480 -1024] هل يجوز التسمي بعبد القريب أخذا من قوله تعالى (فإني قريب أجيب دعوة الداع إذا دعان)؟ — youtube.com
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