Addressing a person named 'Abd Allah with the definite article, such as al-'Abd al-Latif
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner asks: Is it permissible to use the definite article when addressing a person whose name is Mu'abbad Allah, such as saying Muhammad al-'Abd al-Latif, or Muhammad al-'Abd al-'Aziz, and so on? Because there are those who disapprove of that?
Answer:
Al-'Abd al-Latif, al-'Abd al-'Aziz, and al-'Abd Allah originally derive from "Al," but they simplified it. The original form is Al-'Abd Allah, Al-'Abd al-'Aziz, and Al-, but they simplified it and said al-'Abd Allah. There is no harm in that.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner asks: Is it permissible to use the definite article when addressing a person whose name is Mu'abbad Allah, such as saying Muhammad al-'Abd al-Latif, or Muhammad al-'Abd al-'Aziz, and so on? Because there are those who disapprove of that?
Answer:
Al-'Abd al-Latif, al-'Abd al-'Aziz, and al-'Abd Allah originally derive from "Al," but they simplified it. The original form is Al-'Abd Allah, Al-'Abd al-'Aziz, and Al-, but they simplified it and said al-'Abd Allah. There is no harm in that.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل ومن كيده العجيب : أنه يشام النفس حتى يعلم أي القوتين تغلب عليها — islamhouse.com (1:16:41)
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