The Ruling on Naming Someone 'Abd al-Murid

Question:
Honorable Shaykh, he says: Is it permissible to use the name 'Abd al-Murid?

Answer:
Al-Murid is not one of the names of Allah (Mighty and Majestic); it is not one of the names of Allah. One does not name a person after it to worship Him by a name from the names of Allah, such as 'Abd al-Hafiz, 'Abd al-Rahman, 'Abd al-Karim, 'Abd al-'Aziz, or 'Abd Allah, which are names of Allah that came in the Book and the Sunnah. As for al-Murid, this is not one of the names of Allah, and it is not permissible to say that Allah is al-Murid. One does not say that Allah is al-Murid, because will is divided into a true will and a bad will, so it is not attributed to Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He). One says al-Murid or al-Musha'—whoever willed—whatever has come in the texts. The names of Allah are based on what is established in the texts; the names of Allah are based on what is established in the texts. One does not say anything except what is established in the Book and the Sunnah. Yes.