Naming a child Muhammad Al-Mustafa

20-5-2010 | IslamWeb

Question:

Is it lawful to name a child Muhammad Al-Mustafaa
Answer:

All perfect praise be to Allaah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allaah, and that Muhammad sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam ( may Allaah exalt his mention ) is His slave and Messenger.

 

It is permissible – Allaah willing – to name a new-born child with the compound name consisting of the name Muhammad and the name Al-Mustafa as it is permissible to be named with each of them independently. Combining them does not suggest any forbidden matter in meaning, and it is not possible to forbid a given name unless there is a religious text that prohibits it or that the name includes a prohibited meaning, like being a slave to other than Allaah and the like.

For more benefit on the disliked and prohibited names, please refer to Fataawa 87262 and 82724.

Allaah Knows best.

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