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Describing the Believer as a Bringer of Good News and a Warner, and Naming People with These Titles

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Question:
Is it permissible to describe a believing person as a bringer of good news and a warner, or is this attribute restricted to the Messenger of Allah? And if it is not permissible to describe a person with this description, is it permissible to name any person with it?

Answer:
This is the Surah of the Messengers. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was named a Witness and a Warner, (peace and blessings be upon him); because they bring good news to those who obey them of happiness, and warn those who disobey them of destruction, ruin, and the Fire. The successful callers to Allah who call to the Shari'ah of Allah are also described with this description. They bring good news and warn, because the successors of the Messengers are those who carry out the task of the Messengers (peace and blessings be upon them). So if it is said that the caller to Allah is patient so that he may bring good news and warn, there is no harm in this and no blame. And if a person is named, one is named Bashir (Bringer of Good News) and the other is named Nadhir (Warner), then the naming with this is not an issue, because these are static names. Bashir is a name, and there are many names like Bashir.
And so are the names Nadhir and Bashir. All these names exist as static names, just as it is said Muhammad, Salih, and 'Abid. A person may not be Salih, may not be 'Abid, or may not be Muhammad. The point is that these are static names, and there is no harm in them.
Source ندوات الجامع الكبير مع الأسئلة - 35 — archive.org (1:31:47)

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