Is it permissible to address a person named 'Abd al-Tawwab by the name al-Tawwab alone?
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Question:
May Allah reward you. Your Eminence, the father, the questioner says: A man is named 'Abd al-Tawwab, is it permissible to address him by the name al-Tawwab alone?
Answer:
Address him by his name, saying, "O 'Abd al-Tawwab." As for saying "O Tawwab," that is addressing Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He), for He is the One called al-Tawwab. Al-Tawwab is Allah (Mighty and Majestic).
The presenter:
Yes.
May Allah reward you. Your Eminence, the father, the questioner says: A man is named 'Abd al-Tawwab, is it permissible to address him by the name al-Tawwab alone?
Answer:
Address him by his name, saying, "O 'Abd al-Tawwab." As for saying "O Tawwab," that is addressing Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He), for He is the One called al-Tawwab. Al-Tawwab is Allah (Mighty and Majestic).
The presenter:
Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [2204- 4717] هل يجوز أن ينادى من اسمه عبد التواب باسم التواب فقط؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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