عَبْد الرَّشِيد
Boy Arabic origin ʿAbd al-Rashīd
Name of Allah“Servant of the Guide to the right way”
The Prophet ﷺ said: “The most beloved of your names to Allah are ʿAbd Allah and ʿAbd al-Rahman” (Muslim 2132), and scholars add to them all names formed on a name of Allah. Al-Rashid is in the list of 99 names reported by al-Tirmidhi; the Quran uses the same root: “you will find for him no protector to guide him aright” (waliyyan murshida, 18:17).
ʿAbd al-Rashid joins ʿabd with al-Rashid, from the root r-sh-d of rectitude: the One whose acts are all right and who guides His servants to the right path. Common in South Asia (Abdul Rashid) and Turkey (Abdürreşit).
This name is built on a name of Allah found in the Quran; its verses are on the page of that name.
All the words of the root ر ش د in the Quran (19 occurrences)
"Indeed, the dearest of your names to Allah is ‘Abdullah and ‘Abdur-Rahmān."
إِنَّ أَحَبَّ أَسْمَائِكُمْ إِلَى اللَّهِ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ وَعَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ "
No text or scholarly opinion concerns the name Abdur Rashid in particular: the general rules of Islam apply.
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This page is an aid to reflection, not a fatwa. For a personal case, ask a person of knowledge.
