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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The ruling on naming a child Aziz or Shahid

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Is it permissible to name a child Aziz or Shahid?
As for Aziz, I used to think there was nothing wrong with it, because those who name their children Aziz do not intend the meaning of "might" or "power." However, I came across a hadith prohibiting the name Aziz. As for Shahid, as you know, the singular of Shahid is Shahid (witness).And Allah the Exalted has affirmed testimony for people, saying:
And bring to witness two witnesses from among your menوَاسْتَشْهِدُوا شَهِيدَيْنِ مِنْ رِجَالِكُمْ
[al-Baqarah: 282] But I fear that if a child is named Shahid, the mind will first turn to the testimony of Allah the Exalted, for He is a witness over His servants. Therefore, avoiding these two names is undoubtedly preferable. And names, praise be to Allah, are numerous. One who wishes to know names should refer to *Al-Isabah fi Ma'rifat al-Sahabah* by Ibn Hajar, where he lists the name Abdullah in the hundreds.Meaning: Matters become difficult for people unless they resort to such things, which is regrettable. Nowadays, people are searching for any young man's name to use, so they name their children Afnan, and I think also Aghsan and the like.And a person named: Naktal,He said: This is found in the Qur'an:
so send with us our brother [that] we will be given measureفَأَرْسِلْ مَعَنَا أَخَانَا نَكْتَلْ
[Yusuf: 63] So they thought that (Naktal) was a substitute for (our brother), and it is (Naktal), which is a present tense verb in the jussive mood, but due to ignorance.

Praise be to Allah, you have many names: Abdullah, Abd al-Rahman, which are the names most beloved to Allah,And the names of the prophets: Such as Muhammad, Musa, Isa, Yusuf, and the like.
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