The Ruling on Naming with the Names of Allah
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What is the ruling on naming a person with the Names of Allah, such as calling someone: Al-Aziz, not as an attribute but as a name?
I say to you in answer to this: The Names of Allah are of two types: a type that is exclusive to Him, and it is not permissible to name anyone else with it.For example: Allah, Ar-Rahman, Al-Jabbar, Al-Mutakabbir; it is not permissible for any of the creation to be named with these, because no other possesses these attributes.
And the second type: A type that is not exclusive to Allah, and it is permissible to name others with it. If the attribute is intended in it, meaning that the name is meant to convey the meaning it indicates, then this is not permissible. For example, if we name a person Aziz and intend by this that he has dominance, might, and elevation among people, then this is not permissible. However, if it is intended as a mere proper name with no meaning intended from it, then there is no harm in it. You know that among the Companions there were those who were named Hakim, and those named Al-Hakam, and the like.
I say to you in answer to this: The Names of Allah are of two types: a type that is exclusive to Him, and it is not permissible to name anyone else with it.For example: Allah, Ar-Rahman, Al-Jabbar, Al-Mutakabbir; it is not permissible for any of the creation to be named with these, because no other possesses these attributes.
And the second type: A type that is not exclusive to Allah, and it is permissible to name others with it. If the attribute is intended in it, meaning that the name is meant to convey the meaning it indicates, then this is not permissible. For example, if we name a person Aziz and intend by this that he has dominance, might, and elevation among people, then this is not permissible. However, if it is intended as a mere proper name with no meaning intended from it, then there is no harm in it. You know that among the Companions there were those who were named Hakim, and those named Al-Hakam, and the like.