On His saying - the Exalted - : (( And to Allah belong the best names, so invoke Him by them )), and it is known that the names of Allah are based on what has been transmitted

The questioner: Here he saysThe questioner: On His saying - the Exalted - : , and it is known that the names of Allah are based on what has been transmitted, but we find that some of the Salaf, such as Ibn Mandah in his book "Tawhid," make some of the names of Allah attributes of Allah that come in the pattern of the active participle (ism fa'il); He said - the Exalted - : , and "al-Dalil" (The Guide) as it came from Imam Ahmad: "O Guide of the lost ones," and it was mentioned by the Shaykh al-Islam; so what is the criterion for this in your view?

The Shaykh: It is as stated in the question: the names of Allah are based on what has been transmitted; so one does not derive for Allah - Mighty and Majestic - a name from an attribute that is established for Him - Blessed and Exalted is He -; so stopping at what has been transmitted is the most important thing in this matter; because it concerns the Essence of Allah - Blessed and Exalted is He -; so it is not permissible to address Him or name Him except with what is established in the Sunnah, unless a word passes on the tongue of someone and he does not commit to it; then there is no harm in that; because the meaning, in terms of the indication of the general evidences, is correct; so Allah - Blessed and Exalted is He - is the Guide of the lost ones, but this did not come in His names - Blessed and Exalted is He - neither in the Book nor in the Sunnah; so it is better not to do it; we say, for example: Allah is existent, and this is an expression of an established reality, and His existence is not like the existence of created things, but it is not among His names - the Exalted - that He is "al-Mawjud" (The Existent), just as we may say regarding the Lord of the worlds that He is generous, but we do not name Him so; because "al-Sakhi" (The Generous) is not among His names, rather He is "al-Karim" (The Most Generous), and on this basis we adhere to stopping at what has been transmitted in His names - Blessed and Exalted is He -.
Yes.

The questioner: The question: What is the criterion regarding what came in the question in the form of an active participle, such as: "Hadi" (Guide), this is a name; do we make it a name among the names of Allah, "Hadi," "al-Hadi" (The Guide)?

The Shaykh: If nothing has come that negates that, I do not see a preventer in that; if it has not come in the Shari'ah.

The questioner: So you do not have a specific criterion...

The Shaykh: Yes.