Is the naming of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) with his name a revelation?
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The questioner : Regarding the naming of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) as Muhammad, did this also come from a vision or from revelation? And how do we reconcile this with what came before?
The Shaykh : What do we reconcile? Where is the contradiction that we need to reconcile?
The questioner : Yes, let us know if we answer the second question, we will save what is not going. Did the name Muhammad (peace be upon him) come from his mother’s vision, where she was told to name him Muhammad?
The Shaykh : A myth.
The questioner : A myth.
The Shaykh : Yes, that is correct.
The questioner : This statement did not come, meaning.
The Shaykh : No
The questioner : And through what was he named? Revelation?
The Shaykh : Allah knows best.
The questioner : Allah knows best.
The Shaykh : There was no revelation at the birth of the Messenger, but there was inspiration.
The questioner : There was inspiration.
The Shaykh : is it
The questioner : And is it permissible for the inspiration to be for his mother, meaning?
The Shaykh : Of course, for his mother, for his father, for his uncle, for his grandfather, for anyone.
The questioner: Yes
The Shaykh : At that time, when he (peace be upon him) was born, his father was dead.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : When did his mother die? After how long? Six years.
The questioner: Yes
The Shaykh : So it is possible that this was inspiration for her.
The questioner: Yes
The Shaykh : Or for one of his relatives, meaning like his grandfather, as we said, or his uncle, or something similar.
The questioner: Yes
The Shaykh : And the issue is not really very important how he was named.
The questioner: Yes
The Shaykh : Because the One who preserved him from worshipping other than his Lord is the One who inspired his relatives to choose for him this good name.
The questioner: Yes
The Shaykh : What do we reconcile? Where is the contradiction that we need to reconcile?
The questioner : Yes, let us know if we answer the second question, we will save what is not going. Did the name Muhammad (peace be upon him) come from his mother’s vision, where she was told to name him Muhammad?
The Shaykh : A myth.
The questioner : A myth.
The Shaykh : Yes, that is correct.
The questioner : This statement did not come, meaning.
The Shaykh : No
The questioner : And through what was he named? Revelation?
The Shaykh : Allah knows best.
The questioner : Allah knows best.
The Shaykh : There was no revelation at the birth of the Messenger, but there was inspiration.
The questioner : There was inspiration.
The Shaykh : is it
The questioner : And is it permissible for the inspiration to be for his mother, meaning?
The Shaykh : Of course, for his mother, for his father, for his uncle, for his grandfather, for anyone.
The questioner: Yes
The Shaykh : At that time, when he (peace be upon him) was born, his father was dead.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : When did his mother die? After how long? Six years.
The questioner: Yes
The Shaykh : So it is possible that this was inspiration for her.
The questioner: Yes
The Shaykh : Or for one of his relatives, meaning like his grandfather, as we said, or his uncle, or something similar.
The questioner: Yes
The Shaykh : And the issue is not really very important how he was named.
The questioner: Yes
The Shaykh : Because the One who preserved him from worshipping other than his Lord is the One who inspired his relatives to choose for him this good name.
The questioner: Yes
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