The ruling on using names shared with the names of Allah, such as "Karim" and "Rahim"
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: Is it permissible to use the beautiful names of Allah, such as naming a person Karim or Rahim, or others like that?
Answer:
There is nothing wrong with that. It is appropriate. The names of Allah are specific to Him, and the names of the created are specific to them. Karim according to his state, and 'Alim according to his state.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: Is it permissible to use the beautiful names of Allah, such as naming a person Karim or Rahim, or others like that?
Answer:
There is nothing wrong with that. It is appropriate. The names of Allah are specific to Him, and the names of the created are specific to them. Karim according to his state, and 'Alim according to his state.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 201- حكم التسمي بأسماء مشتركة مع أسماء الله كـ"كريم" و"رحيم" - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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