Chapter 298: About the Forbiddance of Calling a Hypocrite or an Innovator of baseless

Translation: 980. Narrated Boraydah; ' The Messenger of Allah said: " Do not call a hypocrite ' master '. For if you so think, you have vexed your Lord (your Sustainer (Allah). " (Bukhari).

Translation: 23 This applies also to the one who was so named and got satisfied with that name. Sofyan bin Oyayna used analogy and added the word ' Shahan Shah ' in the Persian language which is a synonym to the king of kings and which was immensely used. Thus, any nomenclature that denotes the same meaning take the same ruling no matter in which language it was expressed. The same applies to him that bears a Name of Allah like Al- Rahman, the Most Gracious, Al-jabbar, the Irresistible... etc.