Is al-Munji one of the names of Allah?

Question

Praise be to Allah.

Firstly:

In
the answer to question no. 155206 we explained that
the names of Allah are a tawqeefi matter [i.e., they can only be known
through divine Revelation and sound texts of hadeeth, with no room for
ijtihad], and that they are affirmed by the texts of the Qur’an and Sunnah,
and there is no room for personal opinion or ijtihaad with regard to this
matter.

Ibn ‘Uthaymeen (may Allah have mercy on him) said:

It
is not permissible to ascribe any name or attribute to Allah, may He be
exalted, that is not mentioned in the Qur’an or Sunnah, because that is
speaking about Allah, may He be exalted, without knowledge.

End quote from Majmoo‘ Fataawa wa Rasaa’il Ibn ‘Uthaymeen (4/230).

In
the answer to question no. 155206 we also stated
that the names of Allah, may He be exalted, are more limited than His
attributes, and that His attributes are more limited than His deeds, so the
area of His attributes is broader in scope than the area of His names.

Coming, going, taking, withholding, striking and so on are all attributes
with which we may describe Allah, may He be exalted, but only in the way
that is mentioned in the texts, but we do not call Him by names indicative
of these things. So we do not say that the Comer, the Goer, the Taker, the
Withholder, and so on, are names of Allah, even though we may say that He
does these things and we may describe Him as doing these actions.

Secondly:

An-Naaji is not one of the names of Allah, may He be exalted, and it is not
one of his attributes. Perhaps what the questioner means is al-Munji, but
this is not one of the names of Allah either, because it is not mentioned in
any Islamic text. But it is permissible for us to describe Allah in such
terms, so we may say that Allah, may He be exalted, will save [yunji] His
believing slaves from the punishment in this world and the punishment in the
hereafter that will befall the disbelievers. Allah, may He be exalted, says
(interpretation of the meaning):

“Then (in the
end) We save Our Messengers and those who believe! Thus it is incumbent upon
Us to save the believers”

[Yoonus 10:103]

“And when Our
Commandment came, We saved Hood and those who believed with him by a Mercy
from Us, and We saved them from a severe torment”

[Hood 11:58]

“There is not
one of you but will pass over it (Hell); this is with your Lord; a Decree
which must be accomplished.

Then We shall save those who use to fear Allah and were
dutiful to Him. And We shall leave the Zalimoon (polytheists and wrongdoers,
etc.) therein (humbled) to their knees (in Hell)”

[Maryam 19:71, 72]

“And We saved
Moosa (Moses) and all those with him”

[ash-Shu‘ara’ 26:65]

“Say (O
Muhammad (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him)): ‘Who rescues you from
the darkness of the land and the sea (dangers like storms), when you call
upon Him in humility and in secret (saying): If He (Allah) only saves us
from this (danger), we shall truly be grateful.’

Say (O Muhammad (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him)):
‘Allah rescues you from it and from all (other) distresses, and yet you
worship others besides Allah’”

[al-‘An‘aam 6:63-64].

And there are many other similar verses in the Qur’an. Hence we describe
Allah, may He be exalted, as saving the believers from the punishment of
this world and the punishment of the hereafter, and as saving His slaves
from calamities, and we say that He is the one who saves the believers and
who saves the one who is in distress from his distress, and so on, but none
of that is by way of calling Him, may He be glorified, by such a name, or
making up names implying servitude to Him using such a name, such as calling
someone ‘Abd al-Munji (slave of the saviour) and so on.

See also the answer to question no. 48964 for more
information on the guidelines on names by which it is valid to call Allah,
may He be exalted.

And Allah knows best.