Naming Oneself 'Abd al-Nabi
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, a man is named 'Abd al-Nabi, so I objected to him, and he said it is merely a title and there is no harm in it. So what is the ruling on this name?
Answer:
It is not permissible, neither as a title nor as a name. 'Abd al-Nabi and 'Abd al-Rasul are not permissible. One says 'Abd Allah or 'Abd al-Rahman. Making the name a form of worship for other than Allah is forbidden by consensus. It is not permissible to be 'Abd al-Ka'bah, 'Abd al-'Uzza, 'Abd al-Husayn, or 'Abd al-Rasul. This is not permissible, nor is 'Abd al-Nabi.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, a man is named 'Abd al-Nabi, so I objected to him, and he said it is merely a title and there is no harm in it. So what is the ruling on this name?
Answer:
It is not permissible, neither as a title nor as a name. 'Abd al-Nabi and 'Abd al-Rasul are not permissible. One says 'Abd Allah or 'Abd al-Rahman. Making the name a form of worship for other than Allah is forbidden by consensus. It is not permissible to be 'Abd al-Ka'bah, 'Abd al-'Uzza, 'Abd al-Husayn, or 'Abd al-Rasul. This is not permissible, nor is 'Abd al-Nabi.
Source
المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين [31] — alfawzan.live (1:13:16)
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