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Can you call the Prophet Muhammad (sallallahu alahiwasallam) Habibullah?

· 30 Safar 1436 AH1 min readFatwa 31526English

Question

Can you call the Prophet Muhammad (sallallahu alahiwasallam) Habibullah? Is there proof from sahih hadiths of the name every being used to refer to the Prophet Muhammad (sallallahu alahiwasallam)?

Answer

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.

The quality of “Habibullah” is established in hadith. Rasulullah salla Allahu ‘alaihi wa sallam said:

Behold! I am “Habibullah” and I do not say this out of pride (Tirmizi)

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Hisham Dawood

Student Darul Iftaa
Chicago, USA

Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

ألا وأنا حبيب الله ولا فخر(الترمذي، أبواب المناقب)[1]

[1]

قال الترمذي حذا حديث غريب

Answered by
Hisham Dawood
Checked & approved by
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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