Is it permissible to name a child al-'Abd al-Karim (the Noble Servant) or al-'Abd al-Latif (the Kind Servant) with the definite article?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible to name a child al-'Abd al-Karim or al-'Abd al-Latif with the definite article?
Answer:
If you do not intend the Kind One and the Noble One, who is Allah, but rather you want to describe the child as noble or kind, then there is nothing wrong with that. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible to name a child al-'Abd al-Karim or al-'Abd al-Latif with the definite article?
Answer:
If you do not intend the Kind One and the Noble One, who is Allah, but rather you want to describe the child as noble or kind, then there is nothing wrong with that. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1315 /1350] وهل يجوز تسمية الطفل باسم العبد الكريم أو العبد اللطيف بالألف واللام؟ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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