The Ruling on Naming Someone Abdullah or Abdul Latif
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the ruling on naming someone Abdullah al-Abdullah or Abdul Latif al-Abdul Latif? It is as if you are describing this person as being the Most Gentle and as being Allah?
Answer:
No, that is not the intention. This is a simplification. "Al-Abd" means "the family of the servant," and "Al" means "the family of." The common people simplify it and say "al-Abd Allah" or "al-Abd al-Latif," whereas it has become "the family of Abdul Latif" or "the family of Abdullah." Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the ruling on naming someone Abdullah al-Abdullah or Abdul Latif al-Abdul Latif? It is as if you are describing this person as being the Most Gentle and as being Allah?
Answer:
No, that is not the intention. This is a simplification. "Al-Abd" means "the family of the servant," and "Al" means "the family of." The common people simplify it and say "al-Abd Allah" or "al-Abd al-Latif," whereas it has become "the family of Abdul Latif" or "the family of Abdullah." Yes.
Source
شرح قرة عيون الموحدين في تحقيق دعوة الأنبياء والمرسلين، باب من الشرك إرادة الإنسان بعمله الدنيا — islamhouse.com (1:12:35)
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