Changing One’s Name After Reverting To Islaam

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Changing One’s Name After Reverting To Islaam

Postby Shehzad Sattar » Wed Aug 24, 2016 11:10 pm

Question: Does the one who declared his [reversion to] Islaam have to change his previous name such as George, Joseph and so on?

Answer: He doesn’t have to change his name, except if he was called ‘the slave (‘Abd)’ of other than Allaah. However bettering his name is legislated. So bettering his name from a non-Arabic name to an Islaamic name is good and suitable.

However, as for it being Waajib to change it then the answer is ‘no’. If his name is ‘Abdul-Maseeh or names like that which mean that a person is the ‘slave’ of other than Allaah, then it is an obligation to change it. Because there is an Ijmaa’ (consensus) by the people of knowledge, as has been transmitted by Abu Muhammad Ibn Hazm, that this is a form of devoting worship to other than Allaah. And with Allaah is all success.

Reference: Majmoo’ Fataawa wa Maqaalaat Ibn Baaz, Vol 4



تغير اسمه السابق اذا أسلم

المرجع: مجموع فتاوى و مقالات الشيخ ابن باز – ج4

السؤال: هل يلزم من أعلن إسلامه أن يغير اسمه السابق مثل جورج وجوزيف وغيرهما ؟

الجواب: لا يلزمه تغيير اسمه ، إلا إن كان معبدا لغير الله ، ولكن تحسينه مشروع ، فكونه يحسن اسمه من أسماء أعجمية إلى أسماء إسلامية فهذا مناسب وطيب ، أما الوجوب فلا ، أو إن كان اسمه عبد المسيح وأشباهه من الأسماء المعبدة لغير الله فالواجب تغييره . لأنه من التعبيد لغير الله بإجماع أهل العلم ، كما نقل ذلك أبو محمد بن حزم رحمه الله . وبالله التوفيق
The Prophet ﷺ said:

“Make things easy and do not make things difficult. Give glad tidings and do not repel people..”

[متفق عليه]

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