Naming a child Lut to remind people of the ugliness of sodomy
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: There are those who name their son Lut because they want to remind people of the ugliness of the act of sodomy. Is his action correct?
The Shaykh:
How? Meaning, he names him Lut in order to warn people against sodomy? This is a strange opinion. He names him after the Prophet, not after the practice of sodomy. He names him because it is the name of a noble Prophet. Lut, Nuh, and Ibrahim are the names of the Prophets (peace and blessings be upon them).
The presenter:
May Allah guide you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: Is it from the Sunnah, when responding to the salam, to add "and Allah's mercy and blessings and His forgiveness"?
The Shaykh:
And Lut (peace be upon him) was named with this name before Allah sent him to that group. Lut believed in him in the land of Iraq before they migrated to the land of Sham. His name was Lut from the beginning, not because he was sent to the people of sodomy. So do not associate this with that. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: There are those who name their son Lut because they want to remind people of the ugliness of the act of sodomy. Is his action correct?
The Shaykh:
How? Meaning, he names him Lut in order to warn people against sodomy? This is a strange opinion. He names him after the Prophet, not after the practice of sodomy. He names him because it is the name of a noble Prophet. Lut, Nuh, and Ibrahim are the names of the Prophets (peace and blessings be upon them).
The presenter:
May Allah guide you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: Is it from the Sunnah, when responding to the salam, to add "and Allah's mercy and blessings and His forgiveness"?
The Shaykh:
And Lut (peace be upon him) was named with this name before Allah sent him to that group. Lut believed in him in the land of Iraq before they migrated to the land of Sham. His name was Lut from the beginning, not because he was sent to the people of sodomy. So do not associate this with that. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 78/10 شرح التفسير المفصل / الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (46:35)
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