Permissibility of naming a child Aziz or Rahim
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His Eminence the Shaykh: What is the ruling on naming a child Aziz or Rahim?
There is nothing wrong with naming your son Aziz or Rahim; because this has been used to describe other than Allah,Allah the Exalted said: [Yusuf: 51] , and Allah the Exalted said in describing the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): [At-Tawbah: 128] .
And do not name him Al-Aziz except as a description, do not make it a proper name for him,But you say: Al-Aziz, in the sense of a connection,For example: the ruler and the prince, there is nothing wrong with it.
There is nothing wrong with naming your son Aziz or Rahim; because this has been used to describe other than Allah,Allah the Exalted said:
The wife of al-'Azeez said
قَالَتِ امْرَأَتُ الْعَزِيزِto the believers is kind and merciful.
بِالْمُؤْمِنِينَ رَؤُوفٌ رَحِيمٌAnd do not name him Al-Aziz except as a description, do not make it a proper name for him,But you say: Al-Aziz, in the sense of a connection,For example: the ruler and the prince, there is nothing wrong with it.