Naming a Child Abdul Muttalib

Q: Is it permisissible to name a child Abdul Muttalib?

A: Your query refers. We apologise for the delay. Alhamdu lillah, we receive many queries from different people and due to other commitments and sometimes the need to research answers, there will be a delay in response at times.
'Abdul Muttalib' means the "slave of Muttalib" and you are well aware that one cannot be called the slave of any creation. 'Muttalib' is not one of the Names of Allah Ta'ala, hence a person cannot be named as such. Secondly 'Abdul Muttalib' is a name used during the times of jaahilyyah, i.e. pre-Islam or pagan-Arab era. It was the practice of Rasoolullah (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) to change names that were given to Sahaaba during the age of jaahiliyyah, after they embraced Islam. The reason for this, as is apparent in the books of hadith, is the reprehensible or incorrect meanings of these names.
In view of this, we believe that it is Islamically wrong to name a child 'Abdul-Muttalib'. And Allah Knows Best.
We advice parents to always adopt names of the Ambiyaa (alayhimus-salaam) or the Sahaaba (radhiyallahu anhum