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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Is it permissible to be named "Abd al-Muttalib"?

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The questioner:
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: Is it permissible to be named Abd al-Muttalib?

The Shaykh:
Ibn Hazm (may Allah have mercy on him) says: "They agreed on the prohibition of every name that is worshipped for other than Allah, except Abd al-Muttalib." He holds that it is permissible. I also heard Shaykh Ibn Baz say twice or three times that it is permissible, but I have some reservations about it. Yes.

The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh.

The Shaykh:
The Messenger—I am the son of Abd al-Muttalib—is not the creation of a name, but rather a narration of a past name. Yes.

The presenter:
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: What are the five vermin that are killed in the Haram?

The Shaykh:
But the Shaykh, may Allah forgive him, says: Among the Companions, and this is correct and exists, there is a Companion whose name is Abd al-Muttalib. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3436/3044] هل تجوز التسمية بـ"عبد المطلب"؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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