I read your book *Al-Qawa'id al-Muthla* and found in it that among the names of Allah, Mighty and Majestic, is:
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The questioner : May Allah preserve you, esteemed Shaykh. I read your book *Al-Qawa'id al-Muthla* and found in it that among the names of Allah, Mighty and Majestic, is: *Al-Tayyib*. My name is *Tayyib*. Is it permissible for me to be named with this name? And what is your advice to those who say: "Your name is *Al-Tayyib* because you are *Tayyib*"?
The Shaykh : I say, if Allah wills, if the man is good in his religion, good in his heart, and good in his character, then we hope that the name corresponds to the reality. There is no harm in being named *Tayyib* if he does not intend the meaning, and if he intends it to be merely a proper name. I think this name is widespread in the Maghreb, I think, and in Sudan. The important thing is that it is widespread, and they do not intend by it that *Tayyib* is the one who possesses absolute purity. In this case, it is like the name *Al-Hakam*, which existed in the time of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), where people were named *Al-Hakam*, and Allah the Exalted is *Al-Hakam* (The Judge). There were also people named *Al-Hakim* in the time of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), but without the article *al*, and Allah the Exalted is *Al-Hakim* (The Wise). In any case, as long as his family did not intend the description, and those who address him by this name do not intend the description, I hope there is no harm in it.
The Shaykh : I say, if Allah wills, if the man is good in his religion, good in his heart, and good in his character, then we hope that the name corresponds to the reality. There is no harm in being named *Tayyib* if he does not intend the meaning, and if he intends it to be merely a proper name. I think this name is widespread in the Maghreb, I think, and in Sudan. The important thing is that it is widespread, and they do not intend by it that *Tayyib* is the one who possesses absolute purity. In this case, it is like the name *Al-Hakam*, which existed in the time of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), where people were named *Al-Hakam*, and Allah the Exalted is *Al-Hakam* (The Judge). There were also people named *Al-Hakim* in the time of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), but without the article *al*, and Allah the Exalted is *Al-Hakim* (The Wise). In any case, as long as his family did not intend the description, and those who address him by this name do not intend the description, I hope there is no harm in it.