Naming Someone Kafi or Ghafur
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Question:
He says: May Allah reward you, is it permissible for us to name a person Kafi or Ghafur, or something similar?
Answer:
No, it is not permissible. This is an exaggeration. Kafi is not sufficient; Allah is the Sufficient One (Glorified and Exalted is He). Ghafur is a form of exaggeration; this belongs to Allah (Mighty and Majestic). You may say 'Abd al-Ghafur, there is no objection to that, and 'Abd al-Kafi, there is no objection to that. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
He says: May Allah reward you, is it permissible for us to name a person Kafi or Ghafur, or something similar?
Answer:
No, it is not permissible. This is an exaggeration. Kafi is not sufficient; Allah is the Sufficient One (Glorified and Exalted is He). Ghafur is a form of exaggeration; this belongs to Allah (Mighty and Majestic). You may say 'Abd al-Ghafur, there is no objection to that, and 'Abd al-Kafi, there is no objection to that. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
نعمــة الأمـن — alfawzan.live (1:14:33)
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