'Abdul-Qawi
Question :
My nickname is 'Abdul-Qawi what is the ruling in Islam regarding this name? Also, is it permissible to say.
"I trusted upon Allâh and then upon you"? Or "My brother, I request from you?"
Answer:
Yes, it is permissible to say, "I trusted upon Allâh and then upon you." To say this means to let all of one's affairs completely rest upon Allâh and to depend upon Him completely, for He Almighty alone can cause anything to happen in this universe. Placing one's trust upon a human being after placing it upon Allâh means to depend on the former according to his ability. A human being has a will, and Allah has a will, but the will of humans follows Allah's will, Allâh Almighty said:
"To whomsoever among you who wills to walk straight, and you will not, unless (it be) that Allah wills, the Lord of all that exists."
He also said:
"Verily! This is an admonition, so whosoever will, let him take a Path to his Lord (Allah). But you cannot will, unless Allâh wills.
Verily, Allah is Ever All-Knowing, All-Wise."
There is also a basis for this in the teachings of the Prophet ﷺ.
In a narration that was recorded by An-Nisa'i, and which he graded authentic, Qatilah said that a Jew came to the Prophet ﷺ and said, "You (Muslims) have associated partners with Allah:
you say, 'Whatever Allâh wills and you will, and you swear by the Kabah." So the Messenger of Allah ﷺ then ordered his Companions, that when they wanted to make an oath, to say, "by the Lord of the Kabah," and in other situations to say:
"Whatever Allah wills, and then what you will."
It is also authentic that he said:
"Do not say, Whatever Allâh wills and whatever so and so wills, but instead say, Whatever Allah wills, and then what so and so wills."
Since Al-Qawi is one of Allah's names, it is permissible to use the name "Abdul-Qawi."
Source:
Fatawa Islamiyah, Vol. 8 Page 209-210
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