Naming 'Abd al-Raqib and 'Abd al-Muhaymin and the meaning of al-Muhaymin
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, as for His names (Glorified and Exalted is He), does that indicate the permissibility of naming someone 'Abd al-Raqib and 'Abd al-Muhaymin?
The Shaykh:
Al-Muhaymin is explicit in the Qur'an, and so is al-Raqib in the saying of Allah the Exalted:[An-Nisa 4:1] Raqib is one of the names of Allah.
The questioner:
The book states that the believer is the witness over His creation, the one who sees their deeds. Is this also supported in al-Ma'arij?
The Shaykh:
Yes, without a doubt. Al-Muhaymin means the One who sees and witnesses the deeds of His servants. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, as for His names (Glorified and Exalted is He), does that indicate the permissibility of naming someone 'Abd al-Raqib and 'Abd al-Muhaymin?
The Shaykh:
Al-Muhaymin is explicit in the Qur'an, and so is al-Raqib in the saying of Allah the Exalted:
Indeed Allah is ever
إِنَّ اللَّهَ كَانَ عَلَيْكُمْThe questioner:
The book states that the believer is the witness over His creation, the one who sees their deeds. Is this also supported in al-Ma'arij?
The Shaykh:
Yes, without a doubt. Al-Muhaymin means the One who sees and witnesses the deeds of His servants. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 23 من 36/شرح العقيدة الواسطية (مع الأسئلة)/إجماع سلف الأمة/صالح الفوزان/العقيدة/كبار العلماء — youtube.com (53:28)
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