Was the naming of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) with the name "Muhammad" by revelation or by his opinion?
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The questioner : Regarding the naming of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) as Muhammad, did it also come from a vision or from revelation? And how do we reconcile this with what came before it?
The Shaykh : What do we reconcile? Where is the contradiction that we need to reconcile?
The questioner : Yes... we reconcile it. It does not apply... (peace be upon him). From his mother's vision, he said, "Name him Muhammad."
The Shaykh : A myth.
The questioner : A myth.
The Shaykh : Yes, indeed
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 : Yes.
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 many years?
The questioner : Yes
The Shaykh : So it is possible that this inspiration was 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 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... we reconcile it. It does not apply... (peace be upon him). From his mother's vision, he said, "Name him Muhammad."
The Shaykh : A myth.
The questioner : A myth.
The Shaykh : Yes, indeed
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 : Yes.
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 many years?
The questioner : Yes
The Shaykh : So it is possible that this inspiration was 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 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