Excerpt from the book "Wālidayn aur Aulād ke Ḥuqūq" by Shaykh Jāwēd Iqbāl Sīālkōṭī
The Most Beloved Names to Allah ﷻ
◈ عَنْ ابْنِ عُمَرَ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ:
«أَحَبُّ الأَسْمَاءِ إِلَى اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ: عَبْدُ اللَّهِ، وَعَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ»
(صحيح أبي داود، كتاب الأدب، باب في تغيير الأسماء: 4949)
Translation:
ʿAbdullāh ibn ʿUmar رضي الله عنهما narrated that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:
“The most beloved names to Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, are ʿAbdullāh and ʿAbdur-Raḥmān.”
(Sunan Abī Dāwūd, Book of Manners, 4949 – Authentic)
✔ Names that denote servitude to Allah, such as ʿAbdullāh (Servant of Allah) and ʿAbdur-Raḥmān (Servant of the Most Merciful),
are the most beloved names in the sight of Allah ﷻ.
✔ This Hadith guides Muslim parents to choose names that carry meanings of submission and devotion to Allah.
❖ Topic:
The Most Beloved Names to Allah ﷻ
✿ Hadith:
◈ عَنْ ابْنِ عُمَرَ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ:
«أَحَبُّ الأَسْمَاءِ إِلَى اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ: عَبْدُ اللَّهِ، وَعَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ»
(صحيح أبي داود، كتاب الأدب، باب في تغيير الأسماء: 4949)
Translation:
ʿAbdullāh ibn ʿUmar رضي الله عنهما narrated that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:
“The most beloved names to Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, are ʿAbdullāh and ʿAbdur-Raḥmān.”
(Sunan Abī Dāwūd, Book of Manners, 4949 – Authentic)
Key Takeaway:
✔ Names that denote servitude to Allah, such as ʿAbdullāh (Servant of Allah) and ʿAbdur-Raḥmān (Servant of the Most Merciful),
are the most beloved names in the sight of Allah ﷻ.
✔ This Hadith guides Muslim parents to choose names that carry meanings of submission and devotion to Allah.
