Naming Oneself 'Abd al-Mawjud and 'Abd al-Mun'im
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Question:
The questioner: Is it permissible to be named 'Abd al-Mawjud and 'Abd al-Mun'im? And are al-Mawjud and al-Mun'im among the names of Allah?
Answer:
Al-Mawjud is certainly not among the names of Allah. It is certainly not among His names; al-Mawjud is not one of His names. Rather, this is a term used by scholars of logic and scholars of theology. As for al-Mawjud, it is not a name of Allah the Exalted. Therefore, naming oneself with it is an invalid naming. As for al-Mun'im, bestowing blessings is among the attributes of Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He. He is the One who bestows blessings upon His servants and grants them favors. So, insofar as it is an attribute of Allah that He bestows blessings upon His servants, there is no harm in it. However, insofar as it is a name among the names of Allah, it appears to me that it has not been established that al-Mun'im is among the names of Allah the Exalted. This is because the names of Allah are based on divine revelation; He is not named, Glorified and Exalted is He, except by what He named Himself with in His Book or by what His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) named Him with in his Sunnah. And to my knowledge, it has not been established that al-Mun'im is among the names of Allah. But insofar as it is an attribute of Allah, He is the One who bestows blessings, Glorified and Exalted is He. Yes.
The questioner: Is it permissible to be named 'Abd al-Mawjud and 'Abd al-Mun'im? And are al-Mawjud and al-Mun'im among the names of Allah?
Answer:
Al-Mawjud is certainly not among the names of Allah. It is certainly not among His names; al-Mawjud is not one of His names. Rather, this is a term used by scholars of logic and scholars of theology. As for al-Mawjud, it is not a name of Allah the Exalted. Therefore, naming oneself with it is an invalid naming. As for al-Mun'im, bestowing blessings is among the attributes of Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He. He is the One who bestows blessings upon His servants and grants them favors. So, insofar as it is an attribute of Allah that He bestows blessings upon His servants, there is no harm in it. However, insofar as it is a name among the names of Allah, it appears to me that it has not been established that al-Mun'im is among the names of Allah the Exalted. This is because the names of Allah are based on divine revelation; He is not named, Glorified and Exalted is He, except by what He named Himself with in His Book or by what His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) named Him with in his Sunnah. And to my knowledge, it has not been established that al-Mun'im is among the names of Allah. But insofar as it is an attribute of Allah, He is the One who bestows blessings, Glorified and Exalted is He. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، محاضرات في العقيدة والدعوة-088-مفهود العبادة في الإسلام|صالح الفوزان|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:26:31)
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