Respecting the Names of Allah and Changing ones name due to that and ruling on Kunyah

Benefit:

Chapter: Respecting the Names of Allaah and changing ones name due to that

From Abi Shuraih, that his people used to call him Abil-Hakm, so the Prophet ﷺ called for him and said: ‘Verily Allaah is Al-Hakm (The Judge), and to Him belongs the Hukm (decision making), so why are you called Abal-Hakm? So he said: “Indeed my people, if they differ, they come to me, so I judge between them, and both parties become pleased.” So he said: “How good is this, so do you have any children? He said: “I have Shuraih, and Muslim, and Abdullaah,” he said: “So who is the eldest of them?” I said: “Shuraih,” he said: “Then you are Abu Shuraih.” [Reported by Abu Daawud and others]

In it are Masaa’il (topics):

The First: Respecting the Names of Allaah and His Attributes, even if he didn’t intend its meaning.

The Second: Changing the name due to that.

The Third: Choosing the eldest son for the Kunyah.

Benefited from: Shaykh, the Allamah, the Trustworthy Advisor, Abu Abdirrahman Yahya bin Ali Al-Hajuri – may Allah preserve him.

Source: https://t.me/sh_yahia_duroos/13985

Translated by: Abū ‘Abdillāh ‘Omar bin Yahya Al-‘Akawi