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What are the best names for a Muslim to adopt or to give to his children?

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The questioner : What are the best names that...

The Shaykh : What are they?

The questioner : What are the best names for a Muslim to adopt or to give to his children?

The Shaykh : The best names, indeed the names most beloved to Allah, are 'Abdullah and 'Abd al-Rahman. Yes.

The questioner : This questioner says in this question...

The Shaykh : It seems the questioner...

The questioner : Yes, Shaykh.

The Shaykh : When he asked: "What are the best names?" it seems he is referring to what has become famous among the common people as a hadith, namely:
The best names are those that praise and those that worship خير الأسماء ما حُمّد وعُبّد
This hadith is not authentic; rather, it is fabricated and falsely attributed to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). What is authentic from him is that he said:
The most loved names to Allah are 'Abdullah and 'Abdur-Rahman. أحب الأسماء إلى الله عبد الله وعبد الرحمان، وأصدقها حارث وهمام
Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2834Sahih (Darussalam)
. Yes.

The questioner : May Allah reward you. This questioner is M. K. A. M., residing in Kuwait.
Source alathar.net

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