What is the ruling on naming a child "Rahmat Allah" (Mercy of Allah)?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the ruling on naming a child "Rahmat Allah" (Mercy of Allah)?
Answer:
There is no harm in it. Some scholars are named Rahmat al-Allah al-Hindi, and he is well known. There is no harm in it, yes. Because a child is mercy, and provision is mercy—created mercy, I mean. Created mercy. Rain is mercy and a created thing, yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the ruling on naming a child "Rahmat Allah" (Mercy of Allah)?
Answer:
There is no harm in it. Some scholars are named Rahmat al-Allah al-Hindi, and he is well known. There is no harm in it, yes. Because a child is mercy, and provision is mercy—created mercy, I mean. Created mercy. Rain is mercy and a created thing, yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم التسمي باسم رحمة الله؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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