Naming Oneself al-Rahman
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, I saw a person named al-Rahman. Is this permissible?
Answer:
This is not permissible. Al-Rahman is a name by which no one is named except Allah, just as the word of majesty, Allah, is not a name for anyone other than Allah, and no one is named al-Rahman. The polytheists named Musaylimah al-Rahman, and this was part of their disbelief and misguidance. Therefore, it is not permissible for Muslims to be named al-Rahman, or Malik al-Mulk, or Rabb al-'Alamin. These are names by which no one is named except Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He). Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, I saw a person named al-Rahman. Is this permissible?
Answer:
This is not permissible. Al-Rahman is a name by which no one is named except Allah, just as the word of majesty, Allah, is not a name for anyone other than Allah, and no one is named al-Rahman. The polytheists named Musaylimah al-Rahman, and this was part of their disbelief and misguidance. Therefore, it is not permissible for Muslims to be named al-Rahman, or Malik al-Mulk, or Rabb al-'Alamin. These are names by which no one is named except Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He). Yes.
Source
شرح قرة عيون الموحدين في تحقيق دعوة الأنبياء والمرسلين، باب قول الله - تعالى - : { وَلِلَّهِ الأَسْمَاءُ الْحُسْنَى فَادْعُوهُ بِهَا وَذَرُوا الَّذِينَ يُلْحِدُونَ فِي أَسْمَائِهِ } — islamhouse.com (1:06:36)
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