Is it permissible to be named "Abd al-Muttalib"?

Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. The questioner asks: Is it permissible to be named Abd al-Muttalib?

Answer:
It is not permissible. The majority hold that it is not permissible. Enslaving a name to other than Allah is not permissible in any case. As for Abd al-Muttalib, this is a name from the past, before Islam. Abd al-Rasul, Abd al-Uzza, Abd al-Ka'bah—these are from the past, before Islam. What was named and has ended remains as it is. As for the living, his name is changed. The Messenger changed the names of many living people. As for the dead, his name remains as it is. For this reason, he (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "I am the son of Abd," or he was in a state of necessity. This is a narration of the past. As for creating a new name in Islam that enslaves the created to other than Allah, this is prohibited. It is forbidden, forbidden, not permissible. And you know what came in the hadith of Abd al-Harith and what happened to Adam (peace be upon him). So it is not permissible to enslave the created to other than Allah the Exalted and Majestic, except for what existed before.