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Is it permissible to adopt the name "Al-Bayt Al-Ma'mour" (The Much-Frequented House) as a logo for an architectural studies office, in emulation of Al-Bayt Al-Ma'mour mentioned in Surat At-Tur?

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The "Al-Bayt Al-Ma'mur" (the Frequented House) is a magnificent house in the seventh heaven where angels worship. Allah Almighty swore by it in the Holy Qur'an. The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, described it as a place entered daily by seventy thousand angels who never return to it. It is like the Kaaba of the earthly inhabitants for the inhabitants of the heavens, and Abraham, the Friend of Allah, rests his back against it. It is impermissible to name any building or place "Al-Bayt Al-Ma'mur" or other revered names like the Kaaba and Al-Bayt Al-Haram (the Sacred House), due to the degradation and lack of resemblance involved. The Permanent Committee has issued a fatwa stating the impermissibility of naming businesses with names like "Alhamdulillah Restaurant" (Praise be to Allah Restaurant) and "Bismillah Butcher Shop" (In the Name of Allah Butcher Shop) due to the disrespect shown to dhikr (remembrance of Allah) and Allah's names. The desire to give an Islamic dimension to avoid bribery does not justify naming the establishment with this name.

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