What is the ruling on naming with the beautiful names of Allah?
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The questioner : Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may peace and blessings be upon the best of the Muslims. After that, these are questions directed to Shaykh Muhammad ibn Salih al-Uthaymeen on Thursday, the twenty-seventh of the fifth month. The first question: Shaykh, you mentioned in the fatwas, in the year 1410 or 1415, you mentioned in the fatwas, Shaykh, that it is permissible to name with the names of Allah if the attribute is not intended. A man is being watched as Abu al-Tayyib because they know in him the attribute of goodness, Shaykh, but it is an attribute of a person, meaning he is good among good people. Is this permissible?
The Shaykh : First, may Allah bless you. It is not permissible to name with every name from the names of Allah, because among the names of Allah, what is fitting for anyone other than Him?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Allah and al-Rahman; these are not named with except Allah. As for Abu al-Tayyib, this is a kunya (patronymic) that was not placed in the position of a name. If it were placed in the position of a name, by analogy with the ruling on innovations, this would be prohibited. But it appears that it is a kunya, and he is called by the other name, which is his proper name. This is what appears.
The questioner : But there is no prophet except for the attribute of goodness.
The Shaykh : But he did not make it a name for him.
The questioner : Good, Shaykh, al-Rahman, al-Rahim, and al-Rahim.
The Shaykh : Hakim and Rahim, yes.
The questioner : Without the article? Yes.
The Shaykh : Hakim ibn Hazm. But if it is added to, it should be, because absolute wisdom is not with anyone but Allah. Now, the youth know, it is in his courtyard. The youth.
The Shaykh : First, may Allah bless you. It is not permissible to name with every name from the names of Allah, because among the names of Allah, what is fitting for anyone other than Him?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Allah and al-Rahman; these are not named with except Allah. As for Abu al-Tayyib, this is a kunya (patronymic) that was not placed in the position of a name. If it were placed in the position of a name, by analogy with the ruling on innovations, this would be prohibited. But it appears that it is a kunya, and he is called by the other name, which is his proper name. This is what appears.
The questioner : But there is no prophet except for the attribute of goodness.
The Shaykh : But he did not make it a name for him.
The questioner : Good, Shaykh, al-Rahman, al-Rahim, and al-Rahim.
The Shaykh : Hakim and Rahim, yes.
The questioner : Without the article? Yes.
The Shaykh : Hakim ibn Hazm. But if it is added to, it should be, because absolute wisdom is not with anyone but Allah. Now, the youth know, it is in his courtyard. The youth.
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لقاء مفتوح مع فضيلته بحائل — archive.org (1:05:28)
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