See my answer on naming girls Asiya for some examples. Perhaps it's sufficient to say that rasulullah changed the names of certain people when their names were islamically unacceptable. Ask a trusted scholar to verify.įirst, finding references on this is hard. The article contains more information about the name, but it appears as if the name Muhaimin can be used in a context other than Allah's Name.

Now as for the name Muhaimin, according to this article by Shaykh Muhammad Ratib al-Nabulsi means, among other things, to have knowledge and be protective and control through that knowledge. Source: IslamQA answer - quoting Imam an-Nawawi, a Shafi'i reference and a Hanafi reference. Of course the permissibility is for those Names of Allah that satisfy this condition and with the initial 'al' removed from the name (because 'al' implies uniqueness and exclusivity). it is permissible to call a person by that name. If however the name refers to a more general quality, like hearing, listening, being generous, wisdom, etc. then it is not permissible to call a human being by these names, except by prefixing ''abd' to that name. If the name has a meaning or refers to a function or quality that only Allah is capable of, like creating, resurrecting, lordship, etc. The general rules for naming someone with one of Allah's Names are as follows:

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