What is the ruling on naming children with the names of the prophets of the People of the Book?
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The questioner:
A questioner asks: Is it permissible to name a son with the name of a prophet from the prophets of the Children of Israel, such as Yisus or Daniel?
The Shaykh:
Yisus is Isa. Do not answer him using that term. That is what the Christians call him. Answer him with the name by which Allah named him, Isa. He named him Isa. There is no contradiction.
The questioner:
Daniel.
The Shaykh:
Daniel. Yes, he is a prophet, but we have not heard that he is named after him. We do not know. Yes, it means that names have become scarce, so they use this name. Yes.
A questioner asks: Is it permissible to name a son with the name of a prophet from the prophets of the Children of Israel, such as Yisus or Daniel?
The Shaykh:
Yisus is Isa. Do not answer him using that term. That is what the Christians call him. Answer him with the name by which Allah named him, Isa. He named him Isa. There is no contradiction.
The questioner:
Daniel.
The Shaykh:
Daniel. Yes, he is a prophet, but we have not heard that he is named after him. We do not know. Yes, it means that names have become scarce, so they use this name. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم التسمية بأسماء أنبياء أهل الكتاب؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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