What is the ruling on being named Muhyi al-Din?
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Question:
And His saying: "It is Allah who gives life and causes death." Is there anything wrong with a person who names himself Muhyi al-Din?
Answer:
It is better to leave off the title. Otherwise, many people have used it, such as al-Nawawi; because he called people to Allah and guided people to Allah, they named him Muhyi al-Din for this reason.
Q: The Imam al-Nawawi says in his writings that he dislikes being called Muhyi al-Din?
A: Leaving it off is preferable; leaving off the title is better.
Q: I am Muhyi al-Din, should I leave off my name?
A: It is better to name yourself with another name: Abdullah, or Abd al-Rahman, like that.
And His saying: "It is Allah who gives life and causes death." Is there anything wrong with a person who names himself Muhyi al-Din?
Answer:
It is better to leave off the title. Otherwise, many people have used it, such as al-Nawawi; because he called people to Allah and guided people to Allah, they named him Muhyi al-Din for this reason.
Q: The Imam al-Nawawi says in his writings that he dislikes being called Muhyi al-Din?
A: Leaving it off is preferable; leaving off the title is better.
Q: I am Muhyi al-Din, should I leave off my name?
A: It is better to name yourself with another name: Abdullah, or Abd al-Rahman, like that.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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