Changing the name of a deity other than Allah after embracing Islam
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: If a person’s name was one of servitude to other than Allah, and then he embraced Islam, is it obligatory for him to change it?
Answer:
Yes, it is obligatory for him to change his name from servitude to other than Allah and to worship Allah (Mighty and Majestic). The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) changed the names of people of this type. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: If a person’s name was one of servitude to other than Allah, and then he embraced Islam, is it obligatory for him to change it?
Answer:
Yes, it is obligatory for him to change his name from servitude to other than Allah and to worship Allah (Mighty and Majestic). The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) changed the names of people of this type. Yes.
Source
شرح العقيدة الواسطية، العقيدة الواسطية 30-01-1438هـ — alfawzan.live (1:14:05)
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