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What is the interpretation of the verse: "And marry the unmarried among you and the righteous among your male slaves and female slaves" (An-Nur: 32), given the impermissibility of naming a person "Abd Al-Rasul" (slave of the Messenger) or "Abd so-and-so" (slave of so-and-so)?

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Naming a person "Abd al-Rasool" (servant of the Messenger) or "Abd so-and-so" (servant of so-and-so) is not permissible. This does not contradict the verse, "And marry the unmarried among you and the righteous among your male servants and female servants" (An-Nur: 32), because the addition of "servants" to their masters in the verse refers to ownership (milk yamin). There is a clear difference between a person being a servant or a freed slave to another, and being named and called "Abd so-and-so."

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