Ruling on calling a mosque Ahl al-Hadeeth
Question

                Can a mosque be build in the name of "Masjid Ahlehadees".
Praise be to Allah.The majority of scholars 
    have allowed broad scope in the naming of mosques; thus they have permitted 
    calling them anything that will distinguish them from one another, such as 
    the names of Prophets, scholars, the righteous, the names of those who built 
    them, the names of countries or cities in which they are located, or the 
    tribes who live in those areas, and so on. They quote as evidence for that 
    the report narrated in Saheeh al-Bukhaari (no. 420) which states that 
    one of the mosques was called Masjid Bani Zurayq. This has been discussed in 
    the answer to question no. 71301. 
We will quote here from the 
    Fatwas of the Standing Committee (vol. 2, 5/280-284), a lengthy fatwa that 
    has to do with this topic: 
Firstly: 
                                    
By studying the names of 
    mosques we found that their names may be categories as follows: 

    1.Named after the one who built 
    it. This comes under the heading of attributing righteous deeds to those who 
    do them and is also a name that is based on some facts and serves to 
    differentiate between mosques. This is permissible. Examples include Masjid 
    al-Nabi or the Mosque of the Prophet  (peace and blessings of Allaah be 
    upon him), which is also called Masjid Rasool-Allaah or the Mosque of the 
    Messenger of Allaah  (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him). 
    

    2.Named after those who pray in 
    it [i.e., the tribe, congregation, neighbourhood who usually pray in it], or 
    after the place, which is also a name that is based on some facts and serves 
    to differentiate between mosques. This is also permissible. Examples 
    include: Masjid Quba’, and Masjid Banu Zurayq, as mentioned in 
    al-Saheehayn in the hadeeth of Ibn ‘Umar (may Allaah be pleased with 
    him) which mentions the race to Masjid Bani Zurayq and Masjid al-Sooq. 
    Al-Bukhaari included it in a chapter entitled Chapter of the scholars in 
    Masjid al-Sooq. 

    3.Named after a distinguishing 
    characteristic, such as al-Masjid al-Haraam and al-Masjid al-Aqsa, as in the 
    aayah in which Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning): “Glorified 
    (and Exalted) be He (Allaah) [above all that (evil) they associate with Him] 
    Who took His slave (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) 
    for a journey by night from Al‑Masjid Al‑Haraam (at Makkah) to Al‑Masjid 
    Al‑Aqsa (in Jerusalem)” [al-Isra’ 17:1]. In the Sunnah it is proven via 
    several isnaads that the Prophet  (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon 
    him) said: “Mounts are not to be prepared for travelling to any mosques 
    except three: al-Masjid al-Haraam, al-Masjid al-Aqsa and this mosque of 
    mine.” Another example is al-Masjid al-Kabeer. One of the mosques on the 
    route between Makkah and Madeenah is called al-Masjid al-Akbar, as it says 
    in Saheeh al-Bukhaari; similarly a mosque may be called al-Jaami’ 
    al-Kabeer.
Secondly: 
Calling a mosque by a name 
    that is not connected to any facts in order to distinguish it and by which 
    it may be known is a phenomenon that is widespread nowadays because many 
    mosques are being built, praise be to Allaah, in Muslim lands, in cities and 
    in villages, even in a single neighbourhood. So mosques are given names to 
    distinguish them, and names are chosen to call the mosque after one of the 
    prominent figures of Islam among the Sahaabah (may Allaah be pleased with 
    them) and the Taabi’een who followed them in truth, such as Masjid Abi Bakr 
    (may Allaah be pleased with him), Masjid ‘Umar (may Allaah be pleased with 
    him) and so on, to distinguish them from one another. There does not seem to 
    be anything wrong with giving mosques names like these, especially since it 
    is known that the Prophet  (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) 
    gave names to his weapons, furnishings, mounts and clothes, as was stated by 
    Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allaah have mercy on him) at the beginning of his book 
    Zaad al-Ma’aad. 
Thirdly: 
Naming a mosque after one 
    of the names of Allaah, may He be glorified and exalted, such as Masjid 
    al-Rahmaan, Masjid al-Quddoos, Masjid al-Salaam. It is well known that 
    Allaah said (interpretation of the meaning): “And the mosques are for 
    Allaah (Alone), so invoke not anyone along with Allaah” [al-Jinn 72:18]. 
    All the mosques are for Allaah, without needing to be singled out, so 
    calling a mosque by one of the names of Allaah so as to distinguish it from 
    other mosques is an innovated matter which was not done in the past, so it 
    is better not to do it. And Allaah is the guide to the straight path. End 
    quote from Fataawa al-Lajnah al-Daa’imah. 
See the book Ahkaam 
    al-Masaajid (2/86) by Ibraaheem al-Khudayri. 
Based on the above, the 
    basic principle is that there is nothing wrong with calling a mosque Masjid 
    Ahl al-Hadeeth, as it is naming it after an acceptable and legitimate 
    characteristic. This name, among the scholars, is a kind of praise and 
    mentioning something good, so calling a mosque by this name is something 
    sound and there is nothing wrong with it, in sha Allaah. 
This ruling has to do with 
    the general principles, but before applying it to your mosque, we should 
    look at the situation in your land. If attributing yourself to Ahl 
    al-Hadeeth, or calling yourself by their name, or calling your mosque “Ahl 
    al-Hadeeth” will result in creating division among the Muslims, or stir up 
    resentment in their hearts, or revive jaahili tribalism and create fitnah 
    and troubles among the Muslims, then it is better not to use this name, and 
    even avoid permissible matters of higher importance if doing them will 
    result in any of these evils. All that can be said about giving your mosque 
    this name is that it is a permissible matter that you decided to give up. 
    Among the permissible names you have those that will unite people and not 
    cause division, names that will attract people and not put them off, and 
    that should be sufficient. The Prophet  (peace and blessings of Allaah 
    be upon him) denounced calling with permissible names if the motive is 
    fanatical devotion to anything other than the truth. 
It was narrated that Jaabir 
    ibn ‘Abd-Allaah (may Allaah be pleased with him) said:
We were with the Messenger 
    of Allaah  (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) on a campaign, 
    when a man of the Muhaajireen hit a man of the Ansaar from behind. The 
    Ansaari said: O Ansaar! And the Muhaajir said: O Muhaajireen! The Messenger 
    of Allaah  (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “What is 
    this call of Jaahiliyyah?” They said: O Messenger of Allaah, a man of the 
    Muhaajireen hit a man of the Ansaar from behind. He said: “Stay away from 
    it, it is disgusting.”
Narrated by al-Bukhaari 
    (3518) and Muslim (4682). 
Shaykh al-Islam Ibn 
    Taymiyah (may Allaah have mercy on him) said: 
These two names – 
    Muhaajireen and Ansaar – are Islamically acceptable names which are 
    mentioned in the Qur’aan and Sunnah, and Allaah called them by these names, 
    as Allaah calls us Muslims. For a man to attribute himself to the 
    Muhaajireen and Ansaar is something good and praiseworthy before Allaah and 
    His Messenger. It is not only permissible for the purpose of distinction, 
    such as when one attributes oneself to a tribe or country; it is not 
    something disliked or haraam, such as when one attributes oneself to 
    something that may lead to bid’ah or sin. Nevertheless, when each of them 
    called a group to help him, the Prophet  (peace and blessings of Allaah 
    be upon him) denounced that and called it the call of Jaahiliyyah, until it 
    was said to him that those who were giving this call were young men, and 
    that did not come from the group, in which case he ordered that the 
    wrongdoer be stopped and the one who was wronged be helped. 
Iqtida’ al-Siraat al-Mustaqeem (71) 
And Allaah knows best.