Is it permissible to name families with names like: al-Abd al-Latif, or al-Abd Allah, or al-Abd al-Jabbar?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, some people have family names such as al-Abd al-Latif, al-Abd Allah, or al-Abd al-Jabbar. Is this among the permissible names, or is this considered associating partners with Allah in His names?
Answer:
Al-Abd al-Latif, al-Abd al-Jabbar, and al-Abd Allah, there is nothing wrong with this; it is making oneself a slave to Allah. But the original form is al-Abd al-Latif, al-Abd Allah, and al-Abd al-Aziz. Then they simplified it and said al-Abd Allah and al-Abd al-Latif. This simplification is not the original form. Yes, that is right.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, some people have family names such as al-Abd al-Latif, al-Abd Allah, or al-Abd al-Jabbar. Is this among the permissible names, or is this considered associating partners with Allah in His names?
Answer:
Al-Abd al-Latif, al-Abd al-Jabbar, and al-Abd Allah, there is nothing wrong with this; it is making oneself a slave to Allah. But the original form is al-Abd al-Latif, al-Abd Allah, and al-Abd al-Aziz. Then they simplified it and said al-Abd Allah and al-Abd al-Latif. This simplification is not the original form. Yes, that is right.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [122 -521] هل يجوز تسمية العوائل بمثل هذه الأسماء: العبد اللطيف، أو العبد الله، أو العبد الجبار؟ — youtube.com
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