The reason for the exception of the name 'Abd al-Muttalib from the prohibition of naming after other than Allah
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: Imam Ibn Hazm (may Allah have mercy on him) and others stated that it is forbidden to use any name that is a form of worship to other than Allah, such as 'Abd al-Ka'bah or 'Abd al-'Uzzah, except for 'Abd al-Muttalib. He asks: Why was this specific name made an exception?
Answer:
Because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) saidJami` at-Tirmidhi 1688Sahih (Darussalam). Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1688Sahih (Darussalam), so this is the exception. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: Imam Ibn Hazm (may Allah have mercy on him) and others stated that it is forbidden to use any name that is a form of worship to other than Allah, such as 'Abd al-Ka'bah or 'Abd al-'Uzzah, except for 'Abd al-Muttalib. He asks: Why was this specific name made an exception?
Answer:
Because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said
Narrated Abu Ishaq: From Al-Bara' bin 'Azib who said: "A man said to us: 'Did you flee from the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) O Abu 'Umarah ?'" He said: "No, By Allah! I did not flee from the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), but som hasty people fled and (the tribe of) Hawazin assaulted them with arrows. The Messenger of Allah (Saws) was on his white muls, and Abu Sufyan bin Al-Harith bin 'Abdul Muttalib was holding its reigns. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was saying: 'I am the Prophet without lie, I am the son of 'Abdul-Muttalib.'" [Abu 'Eisa said:] There are narrations on this topic from 'Ali, and Ibn 'Umar.
أنا ابن عبد المطلبI am the Prophet without lie, I am the son of 'Abdul-Muttalib.
أنا النبي لا كذب، أنا ابن عبد المطلب
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل ومن أعظم مكايده : ما نصبه للناس من الأنصاب والأزلام — islamhouse.com (51:33)
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