How is it to name anyone ‘Nabi’ or ‘Nabiyyah’? |
Darulifta Ahlesunnat |
(Dawateislami) |
Question |
What do respected Islamic scholars say about naming anyone ‘Nabi’ or ‘Nabiyyah’? And how is it to call anyone with this name? |
بِسْمِ اللہِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِیْمِ |
اَلْجَوَابُ بِعَوْنِ الْمَلِکِ
الْوَھَّابِ اَللّٰھُمَّ ھِدَایَۃَ الْحَقِّ وَالصَّوَابِ |
To name anyone
‘Nabi’ and to call him with it are both Haraam by Shari’ah. The same ruling
applies to naming anyone ‘Nabiyyah’. Here are the details of this ruling:
Although acknowledging any non-Nabi to be a Nabi is Kufr [disbelief], yet the
ruling of Kufr will not be applied in the above case for the reason that the
unwise Muslims [giving the child this name] do not actually acknowledge the
child to be a Nabi or Nabiyyah. Instead, they give this name merely in
ignorance and foolishness. However, it is as if this word is a claim showing
apparently that the one given this name is Nabi. Therefore, it is certainly
impermissible and Haraam to give this name. |
وَاللہُ اَعْلَمُ عَزَّوَجَلَّ وَرَسُوْلُہ اَعْلَم صَلَّی اللّٰہُ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ وَاٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّم |
Answered
by:Maulana Noorul Mustafa Attari |
Verified by:Mufti Muhammad Hashim Khan Attari |
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