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Is the name "Aabid" reprehensible (makruh) or forbidden (haram), and must it be changed based on the purification hadiths narrated by Muslim?

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Therefore, if it is possible to change this name, it is better, but it is not obligatory, because the ruling revolves around a minor dislike (karahah tanzihiyyah), and what is more in line with the Sunnah is to dedicate the name to God, as is the opinion of the generality of jurists regarding the desirability of naming with any name dedicated to Allah, such as Abdullah and Abdur-Rahman. For in the hadith: "Indeed, the most beloved of your names to Allah are Abdullah and Abdur-Rahman."

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