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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Naming oneself with the names of Allah, such as al-Aziz and al-Hadi

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Question:
What is the ruling on naming a person with names that fall under the names of Allah the Exalted, such as al-Aziz (The Mighty) and al-Hadi (The Guide), and similar names?

Answer:
There is nothing wrong with that. Naming oneself al-Aziz, al-Hadi, or the like, and al-Malik, is permissible. As mentioned previously, sharing the name does not imply sharing the reality. Al-Aziz in the case of Allah is not the same as al-Aziz in the case of the created beings. Likewise, al-Malik in the case of Allah is not the same as al-Malik in the case of the created beings. The Qur'an mentions the names al-Malik, al-Aziz, al-Sami', and al-Basir:
and We made him hearing and seeing.فَجَعَلْنَاهُ سَمِيعًا بَصِيرًا
[Al-Insan 76:2]
. A servant named Halim was called Halim, and a servant named 'Alim was called 'Alim. The 'Alim [servant] is not like the 'Alim [Allah], and the Halim [servant] is not like the Halim [Allah], and the Aziz [servant] is not like the Aziz [Allah]. These are matters with which there is no problem. Yes.
Source الفوزان -أشرطة- أسئلة وأجوبة من دروس التوحيد - الفوزان - أسئلة التوحيد - ٠١ — archive.org (23:10)

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