Naming oneself 'Abd Ghafur without the definite article
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Question:
I ask Allah to do you good, Honorable Shaykh. A questioner says: In the Noble Qur'an, the names of Allah appear sometimes with the definite article (al) and sometimes without it. Do we consider the names without the definite article to be indefinite names? And is it permissible for someone to be named 'Abd Ghafur without the definite article?
Answer:
No, no one is to be named this. If you say 'Abd Ghafur, then Ghafur becomes a description of 'Abd, 'Abd Ghafur. You say 'Abd al-Ghafur, 'Abd al-Rahim, 'Abd al-Rahman, like that. But if you say 'Abd Ghafur or 'Abd Rahman or this, its meaning is that it becomes a description. 'Abd Rahman or 'Abd Ghafur or this is not permissible. Yes.
I ask Allah to do you good, Honorable Shaykh. A questioner says: In the Noble Qur'an, the names of Allah appear sometimes with the definite article (al) and sometimes without it. Do we consider the names without the definite article to be indefinite names? And is it permissible for someone to be named 'Abd Ghafur without the definite article?
Answer:
No, no one is to be named this. If you say 'Abd Ghafur, then Ghafur becomes a description of 'Abd, 'Abd Ghafur. You say 'Abd al-Ghafur, 'Abd al-Rahim, 'Abd al-Rahman, like that. But if you say 'Abd Ghafur or 'Abd Rahman or this, its meaning is that it becomes a description. 'Abd Rahman or 'Abd Ghafur or this is not permissible. Yes.
Source
75-اللقاء الأسبوعي مع الشيخ صالح الفوزان - 11 — archive.org (1:06:04)
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