Legality of Keeping the Name Abd un-Nabi, Abd ur-Rasul, Abd ul-Mustafa, etc. (Part 3)

 بِسۡمِ اللّٰہِ الرَّحۡمٰنِ الرَّحِیۡمِ 

In the Name of Allah, the Rahman, the Merciful

الصلاة والسلام عليك يا سيدي يا رسول الله

Regarding the legality in Islam of keeping the name Abd un-Nabi, Abd ur-Rasul, Abd ul-Mustafa, and the like, al-Khatib al-Shirbini (d.977 H) of the Shafi’i school says:

وَالتَّسْمِيَةُ بِعَبْدِ النَّبِيِّ قَدْ تَجُوزُ إذَا قُصِدَ بِهِ التَّسْمِيَةُ لَا النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ 

“Naming someone Abd al-Nabi is permissible if the intention is to signify affiliation with the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him.” (Mughni al-Muhtaj, v.6, p.141, Dar ul-Kutub al-Ilmiya, Beirut)