Is it permissible to name someone 'Abd al-Majid, and is Al-Majid one of Allah's names?
The name (Al-Majid) [the Most Glorious/Noble] is mentioned in Tirmidhi’s well-known , which enumerates the Most Beautiful Names of Allah, and it states: “The Finder, the Most Glorious, the One, the Self-Sufficient, the All-Able.” It is also mentioned in Abu Dharr’s Hadith, narrated by Ahmad and Tirmidhi, which states: “That is because I am Jawad (the Bounteous), Majid (the Most Glorious), I do what I intend.”
Some scholars, such as Ibn Mandah and Sheikh Salih Al-Fawzan, have affirmed the name (Al-Majid) for Allah Almighty, relying on its mention in the aforementioned Hadiths.
While others have weakened these two Hadiths, such as Sheikh Al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah, who holds that no authentic Hadith specifies the ninety-nine Most Beautiful Names, and Sheikh Alawi Al-Saqqaf, who believes that (Al-Majid) is not one of Allah’s names.
The rule concerning Allah’s names is that they are Tawqifiyyah, meaning they are only established by an authentic text. Therefore, the cautious approach is to refrain from naming or dedicating oneself with the name (Al-Majid), even though the matter allows for (independent reasoning) and differing opinions.
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