The Ruling on Naming Places After the Names of Atheists
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: Is it wrong to name some places, shops, and hospitals after the names of some atheists, such as Ibn Sina and al-Farabi?
Answer:
This is not permissible. This is exalting them, and it is not permissible to name places after their names. This is reviving their memory. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: Is it wrong to name some places, shops, and hospitals after the names of some atheists, such as Ibn Sina and al-Farabi?
Answer:
This is not permissible. This is exalting them, and it is not permissible to name places after their names. This is reviving their memory. Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل وكذلك كان أساطينهم ومتقدموهم العارفون فيهم معظمين للرسل والشرائع — islamhouse.com (49:45)
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