Is it permissible to name Allah (the Exalted) al-Ṭayyib (the Pure) and consider it one of His (the Exalted) names?
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The questioner : He said: Imam Muslim (may Allah have mercy on him) narrated from Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him): Sahih Muslim 1015, he saidThe questioner : Is it permissible to name Allah (the Exalted) al-Ṭayyib (the Pure) and consider it one of His (the Exalted) names?
The Shaykh : Yes, it is said: al-Ṭayyib (the Pure), as it came in this hadith in "Sahih Muslim":Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2989Sahih (Darussalam). It appears that this is an attribute and not a proper name, so our Lord (Mighty and Majestic) is described with this attribute, but it is not applied to Him as a name; this is the answer to the question. Are youThe questioner ؟
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : wanting something else?
The questioner : I want, O Shaykh, also: Are names for Allah (Mighty and Majestic) derived from the attributes?
The Shaykh: No.
The questioner : Fine; this is an attribute from which a name is derived.
The Shaykh : And where?
The questioner : Indeed, Allah is Pure, an attribute of Allah (Mighty and Majestic).
The Shaykh : We describe Him with it, but we do not name Him with it.
The questioner : We do not name Him with it; meaning: we do not say that it is among the names; because I attended a session of one of the Shaykhs, and he was seeking benefits from this hadith, so one of the students present mentioned with this wording: We benefit from this hadith that Allah (Mighty and Majestic) is named al-Ṭayyib (the Pure), so I asked thisThe Shaykh : I said to him: O Shaykh, is this correct, is a name derived from the attribute? He said: Yes, Allah (Mighty and Majestic) is named al-Ṭayyib (the Pure).
The Shaykh : Here, if he had said: al-Ṭayyib (the Pure), as it came in some of the names, we would name Him with it, but it came there as an attribute of Allah (Mighty and Majestic), so it is an attribute.
The questioner : Meaning, it is an error to apply it as a name.
The Shaykh : Yes, as a name, just by itself, no.
The questioner : Is al-Ṭayyib (the Pure) an active participle?
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner : Al-Ṭayyib (the Pure), an active participle?
The Shaykh : An active participle, yes... not definite, and it came as an attribute for the Glorious Name; so it is an attribute.
Allah is Good and He therefore, accepts only that which is good
إن الله طيِّبٌ لا يقبل إلا طيِّبًاThe Shaykh : Yes, it is said: al-Ṭayyib (the Pure), as it came in this hadith in "Sahih Muslim":
Indeed Allah is Tayyib (good) and he does not accept but what is good
إن الله طيِّب ولا يقبل إلا طيِّبًاThe questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : wanting something else?
The questioner : I want, O Shaykh, also: Are names for Allah (Mighty and Majestic) derived from the attributes?
The Shaykh: No.
The questioner : Fine; this is an attribute from which a name is derived.
The Shaykh : And where?
The questioner : Indeed, Allah is Pure, an attribute of Allah (Mighty and Majestic).
The Shaykh : We describe Him with it, but we do not name Him with it.
The questioner : We do not name Him with it; meaning: we do not say that it is among the names; because I attended a session of one of the Shaykhs, and he was seeking benefits from this hadith, so one of the students present mentioned with this wording: We benefit from this hadith that Allah (Mighty and Majestic) is named al-Ṭayyib (the Pure), so I asked thisThe Shaykh : I said to him: O Shaykh, is this correct, is a name derived from the attribute? He said: Yes, Allah (Mighty and Majestic) is named al-Ṭayyib (the Pure).
The Shaykh : Here, if he had said: al-Ṭayyib (the Pure), as it came in some of the names, we would name Him with it, but it came there as an attribute of Allah (Mighty and Majestic), so it is an attribute.
The questioner : Meaning, it is an error to apply it as a name.
The Shaykh : Yes, as a name, just by itself, no.
The questioner : Is al-Ṭayyib (the Pure) an active participle?
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner : Al-Ṭayyib (the Pure), an active participle?
The Shaykh : An active participle, yes... not definite, and it came as an attribute for the Glorious Name; so it is an attribute.
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