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Is it permissible to name one of the mosques "Ahl al-Hadith" (People of Hadith)?

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It is permissible to name mosques with any name that distinguishes them, such as the names of prophets, scholars, and righteous people, or the names of those who built them, or the countries and tribes in which they are located. This is supported by the existence of the Mosque of Banu Zurayq during the time of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him.

This includes: 1. Attributing the mosque to its builder, such as "The Mosque of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him." 2. Attributing it to those who pray in it or to its locality, such as "Quba Mosque" and "Mosque of Banu Zurayq." 3. Attributing it to a descriptive characteristic that distinguishes it, such as "Al-Masjid al-Haram" and "Al-Masjid al-Aqsa." 4. Naming it with non-literal names for distinction, such as "Abu Bakr Mosque" or "Umar Mosque." This is due to the large number of mosques and the need to distinguish them. There is no harm in this, as long as the name is not one of the Beautiful Names of Allah, for all mosques belong to Allah Almighty.

Based on this, there is no harm in naming a mosque "Ahl al-Hadith" because it is attributed to a Sharia-compliant description, unless this naming leads to disunity among Muslims, sows hatred, or revives tribalism. In such a case, it should be abandoned; for the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, disapproved of the calls "O Ansar!" and "O Muhajirin!" even though they were legitimate names, because they were calls of ignorance that divided people.

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