The reason some scholars prohibit naming Dhul-Hulayfah "Abwar 'Ali"
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The questioner : What is the reason some scholars prohibit naming Dhul-Hulayfah "Abwar 'Ali"? What is the reason?
The Shaykh : There is something more important than your question, which is how this difference between the miqats came about. It is said: The great difference is between Dhul-Hulayfah and the other miqats. The reason, and Allah knows best, is that the characteristics of the two Harams are to be close to each other. From which of the two Harams is the ihram a characteristic? The Haram of Makkah. And Dhul-Hulayfah is close to the characteristics of the Haram of Madinah. So it appears, and Allah knows best, that it was made far from Makkah so that it would be close to Madinah, so that the characteristics of the two Harams would be close to each other. As for the other miqats, they are close to each other; meaning, if they differ, they differ by hours. As for its being named "Abwar 'Ali," it has been said that 'Ali ibn Abi Talib dug wells there, so it was named after him. Just as al-Tan'eem was named "Masajid 'A'ishah," even though she did not build a mosque there, but she entered ihram from there, so it was named "Masajid 'A'ishah." Yes.
The Shaykh : There is something more important than your question, which is how this difference between the miqats came about. It is said: The great difference is between Dhul-Hulayfah and the other miqats. The reason, and Allah knows best, is that the characteristics of the two Harams are to be close to each other. From which of the two Harams is the ihram a characteristic? The Haram of Makkah. And Dhul-Hulayfah is close to the characteristics of the Haram of Madinah. So it appears, and Allah knows best, that it was made far from Makkah so that it would be close to Madinah, so that the characteristics of the two Harams would be close to each other. As for the other miqats, they are close to each other; meaning, if they differ, they differ by hours. As for its being named "Abwar 'Ali," it has been said that 'Ali ibn Abi Talib dug wells there, so it was named after him. Just as al-Tan'eem was named "Masajid 'A'ishah," even though she did not build a mosque there, but she entered ihram from there, so it was named "Masajid 'A'ishah." Yes.