(1) Is it permissible to choose “Hadi” as a Muslim baby name? (2) Is it allowed to choose a name from the 99 names of Allah without using Abdul, e.g. instead of Abdul Samad. Is it allowed to just choose Samad? Please guide.
Answer:
(Fatwa: 154/154/M=1433)
Hadi is one of the 99 beautiful names of Allah (Asma-e-Husna); hence if a baby is named as Abdul Hadi, it is better. But it is not correct to name only Samad, it should be Abdus Samad.
Allah (Subhana Wa Ta’ala) knows Best
Darul Ifta,
Darul Uloom Deoband