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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The ruling on naming a child 'Abd al-Nabi or 'Abd al-Husayn

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Our brother says: He hears that there are people who have named their sons: 'Abd al-Rasul, 'Abd al-Nabi, 'Abd al-Hasan, and the like. He seeks guidance?
Answer: This is not permissible. Slavery (ta'abbud) is for Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) alone; it is not permissible to attribute slavery to anyone other than Allah. Abu Muhammad ibn Hazm—and he is a famous imam—said: The scholars have agreed that it is not permissible to attribute slavery to anyone other than Allah. Therefore, it is not permissible to say: 'Abd al-Harith, or 'Abd 'Ali, or 'Abd al-Rasul (peace and blessings be upon him), or 'Abd al-Ka'bah. All of this is not permissible. This is from the names of the pre-Islamic age of ignorance. Likewise, what some of the Shi'ah do, such as 'Abd al-Husayn, 'Abd al-Hasan, and 'Abd 'Ali; all of this is not appropriate and is not permissible. Slavery is for Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) alone. So one says: 'Abd Allah, 'Abd al-Rahman, 'Abd al-'Aziz, 'Abd al-Qadir, 'Abd al-Karim, and the like. Or one uses other names that do not imply slavery, such as Salih, Muhammad, Sa'd, Sa'id, Malik, and the like of names that Muslims know and have named themselves with. By the praise of Allah, the matter is broad. People are not in need of attributing slavery to anyone other than Allah. Yes.
Source binbaz.org.sa

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