Is This name allowed Islamically?

Question

Salaams all.

Just wanting to know. I have a nephew named Mohammed Raheem, but i have been told to change this to Abdul/Abdur Raheem instead. Can anyone help me on this.

Answer 1

some names that happen to be one of the 99 of Allah's names,are allowed for a muslim to be named by it.

like Raheem(merciful),Rau'f(caring,merciful),

kareem(generous)..etc.

but without using the ''Al'' (the) this belongs to Allah only..

of course some names can't be named to humans,like ghafour,ghaffar,baseer,samee'..etc. these names can't becalled for humans.

Answer 2

Yes its allowed sister !i

Answer 3

w.salam

Answer 4

It is not haram it just doesn't make sense. Change it to Muhammed.

Answer 5

yes it can work

Answer 6

no it's not a sin if you keep it because raheem is a name.

you can add muhammad abdul raheem

but just muhammad raheem is fine it's no sin  

Answer 7

I am a Muslim(s**+'ite) too. We rarely use Mohammad Rahim but I think Abdul Rahim be better.(or use them seperately  Rahim or Mohammad.).If u don't mind I've added u to my contact to get ur opinion about my questions too sister.

Answer 8

ya like my uncles name is AbdelBasit, and i heard its haram to call him basit, you have to say Abdel Basit.

Answer 9

You have to put Abdul before the 99 names of Allah.

Answer 10

Allah's some name can not be called without Abdul

u have to put Abdul b4 them

Thse r Rahman ,quddus subhan ,ghaffar ,raziq,khaliq

but few names r which can be called with out abdul

raheem is one of them ,u can call him raheem

Answer 11

As Salaam to you all,

It is on high standing that within the Hadith there is a report that the Prophet (pbuh) once said to Abu Shurayh, because the latter answered to the previous name of Abu al Hakam': Allah is al Hakam [THE JUDGE]; His is the judgment.' Abu Shurayh replied [in his own self-defense]: 'My people come to me for adjudication of their disputes; and when I judge between them, both parties are pleased with my judgment [Thus, I am rightly called "father of justice"].' The Prophet (pbuh) rejoined: 'How excellent is this! Do you have any children?' He replied: "[three sons] Shurayh, Muslim and Abdullah." "Who is the eldest," the Prophet (pbuh) asked? "Shurayh," came back the reply. The Prophet (pbuh) said: "Very well, then, you are [henceforth to be called] Abu Shurayh.

1)

This shows that man should show respect for the attributes and names of Allah (SWT) and care not to disrespect them even unintentionally.

2)

That one should change one's name out of respect for any one of Allah (SWT)'s names.

3)

That taking the eldest son's name is best.

So the spelling of Mohammed is not of any consequence but the name Raheem is, being as it is one of the attributes of Allah (SWT).

Wa Salaam.

Answer 12

no its good name

abdul raheem

abdul rahman

muhammad abul raheem

muhammad abdul rahman  

Answer 13

Alhamdulillah.

Calling a human by the name of Raheem is ok insha Allah.

While Al-Raheem is one of Allah's Names, your nephew's name is not "Al-Raheem" but rather it is simply Raheem and it is possible for a human to have the quality of rahmah or "mercy".

That being said; Abdul Raheem is by far the better name because it emphasizes our submission to Allah as His slaves.

Allah knows best.

Answer 14

now when you say raheem it means that he is merciful or it's a description of him if you say al raheem it means the merciful whom which we all know so when you say abdul raheem it means

abd- servant

ul,al,el-the

raheem -merciful

so there is nothing wrong with calling him raheem it's haram calling him al-raheem

Answer 15

yes it's allowed , raheem is just like kareem , aziz , noor etc..

u can use this names as long as u dont add the ( Al ) letter..

always love & peace..

Edit:-

i really like sister ranoushe's answer..