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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The ruling on naming a child 'Abd al-Sitar or 'Abd al-Hafiz

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Question:
In reality, there are still questions regarding the covering of the body from the eyes of others for the one performing ghusl, and the permissibility of being naked in seclusion. We ask Your Eminence the Shaykh for permission to present them to him. The first question, Your Eminence the Shaykh, what is the ruling on naming someone 'Abd al-Sitar?

Answer:
(1) In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful. (2) [All] praise is [due] to Allah, Lord of the worlds -بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ
[Al-Fatihah 1:1-2]
, and may Allah send blessings and peace upon the Messenger of Allah, and upon his family and his Companions, and upon those who follow his guidance. As for what follows, I do not know of any harm in that; because al-Sitar is a meaning of His names (Exalted and Majestic is He) in meaning; because it came in the hadith: al-Sitar, the Living al-Sitar, and al-Sitar is an intensive form, indeed al-Sitar. However, if a person leaves this name and takes the well-known, clear names established in the Qur'an and the Sunnah, that is better, such as 'Abd al-Sami', 'Abd al-Basir, 'Abd al-Hakim, 'Abd al-Qadir, 'Abd al-'Aziz, and the like.
As for al-Hafiz, it is among the names of
Allah. Indeed Allah is ever, over allاللَّهَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ كَانَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ
[Al-Ahzab 33:55]
al-Hafiz, so al-Hafiz is permissible. Yes.
Source شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم [ برنامج إذاعي ]، بداية من أسئلة في باب الاستتار عن الأعين للمغتسل وجواز تجرده في الخلوة — islamhouse.com (0:38)

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