Changing the name of a deity other than Allah after embracing Islam
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: If a man converts to Islam and his name before Islam was one used to worship other than Allah, is it obligatory for him to change it?
Answer:
Yes, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) changed the names of people who had converted to Islam and were worshipping other than Allah. He changed that.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: If a man converts to Islam and his name before Islam was one used to worship other than Allah, is it obligatory for him to change it?
Answer:
Yes, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) changed the names of people who had converted to Islam and were worshipping other than Allah. He changed that.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل وتلاعب الشيطان بالمشركين في عبادة الأصنام له أسباب عديدة — islamhouse.com (59:12)
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