Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad

Question

Can We Name a Person Abdul Nassar?

Answer

I would avoid this name because I have not heard that Nassar is one of the names of Allah. Allah has mentioned Himself as Naseer in the verse below, but I have not heard the name Abdul-Naseer either. However, Nasir (ناصر), meaning supporter or helper, is fine to use.

وَإِن تَوَلَّوْا۟ فَٱعْلَمُوٓا۟ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ مَوْلَىٰكُمْ ۚ نِعْمَ ٱلْمَوْلَىٰ وَنِعْمَ ٱلنَّصِيرُ 

“And if they do not comply, then know that Allah is your Protector. What an excellent Protector, and what an excellent Helper!” [Quran, 8:40]

May Allah give you the best of this world and the next.

[Ustadha] Shazia Ahmad 
Checked and Approved by Shaykh Irshaad Sedick

Ustadha Shazia Ahmad lived in Damascus, Syria, for two years, where she studied Aqidah, Fiqh, Tajweed, Tafseer, and Arabic. She then attended the University of Texas at Austin, where she completed her Master’s in Arabic. Afterward, she moved to Amman, Jordan, where she studied Fiqh, Arabic, and other sciences. She recently moved back to Mississauga, Canada, where she lives with her family.