The ruling on naming a child 'Abd al-Muttalib
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Question:
May Allah reward you. This questioner asks: Is it permissible to name a child 'Abd al-Muttalib?
Answer:
There is scholarly disagreement on this, and the correct view is that it is not permissible to use the prefix 'Abd (servant) for anyone other than Allah. 'Abd al-Muttalib is a pre-existing name; it is a name that predates the ruling. If a name is pre-existing, it is not changed, but creating a new name of this kind is not permissible.
May Allah reward you. This questioner asks: Is it permissible to name a child 'Abd al-Muttalib?
Answer:
There is scholarly disagreement on this, and the correct view is that it is not permissible to use the prefix 'Abd (servant) for anyone other than Allah. 'Abd al-Muttalib is a pre-existing name; it is a name that predates the ruling. If a name is pre-existing, it is not changed, but creating a new name of this kind is not permissible.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3436/1953] حكم التسمية بـ(عبد المطلب) - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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