Question
An elderly Muslim man's name is Abdur Rahmaan. Everyone calls him Raymond. Is it permissible to abandon the beautiful Muslim name and to call him Raymond?
Answer
If the elderly man's lifestyle is that of a western kaafir, then it is appropriate to call him 'raymond'. He does not deserve the name Abdur Rahmaan. It is like we are calling the jaahil molvi, Reverend Abraham Bham because he does not deserve to be called Ibraaheem. Nevertheless, it is haraam to corrupt the name Abdur Rahmaan and to transform it into 'raymond'. If the man has no objection to the kuffaar name of 'raymond', then it indicates that 'raymond' is in his heart.
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- themajlis.co.za
- Published in
- The Majlis Vol 25 No 04
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