What is the ruling on naming someone 'Aziz

Question : Honorable Shaykh, there are some names like Rafi', 'Adil, and 'Aziz that some people use, knowing that some of them are mentioned in the Qur'an as referring to Allah. What is the ruling on using these names? And if there is no possibility of changing them due to the difficulty of doing so, what is the ruling?

Answer : What a person should do when he wants to name his son or daughter is to seek a name that contains no doubt or issue. If an issue arises, he should ask before naming, because once he has named the child, asking will be of no benefit; it will only lead to regret and remorse. These names he mentioned, such as Ghaffar, 'Aziz, and Hakim, are undoubtedly among the names of Allah. However, the one who named his child with them did not focus on that aspect; rather, he focused on it being a pure proper name. If a person focuses on it being a pure proper name, then this naming does not harm him. The evidence for this is
that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not change the name of Hakim ibn Hizam, for example, even though Hakim is one of the names of Allah. But the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) did not change it because he did not focus on the meaning it indicates. When the meaning was focused on, naming with it was prohibited, as in the hadith of Abu Shurayh.
Abu al-Hukm, so the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked him about that. He said, "My people used to come to me when they disagreed about something, and I would judge between them, and both parties would be satisfied, so I was named Abu al-Hukm." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered him to change this name. He asked him about his children, and he listed them for him. He said, "Who is the eldest?" They said, "Shurayh." He said, "Then you are Abu Shurayh."