The meaning of the saying of Allah the Exalted, "And to Allah belong the best names," and the clarification that the best names are specific to Allah (Mighty and Majestic), along with an explanation of the meaning of "best" in this context.

The Shaykh : This is a sentence consisting of a subject and a predicate, in which the predicate was placed first to indicate exclusivity and specificity. The predicate is His saying, and the subject is His saying, But the predicate was placed first for exclusivity and specificity, meaning that the best names are specific to Allah (Mighty and Majestic); no one among Allah's creation takes these names, rather they belong to Allah alone. As for the others who are named, their names may be good or they may be ugly, but the names of Allah are good. The meaning of "good" is that they encompass the most perfect attributes. Therefore, we say that there is no name among the names of Allah that does not encompass two things:
The first is identifying the named entity, which is the indication of the essence of Allah (Mighty and Majestic).
And the second is the indication of the attribute that this name encompasses — pay attention, man — every name among the names of Allah encompasses two things. The first?
The student: ... .

The Shaykh : Identifying the named entity, which is the indication of the essence of Allah (Mighty and Majestic). Rest. The second, what is it?
The student: ... .

The Shaykh : Yes, the attribute that the name encompasses. And I give an example for this. Allah (Blessed and Exalted is He) said, Who is the All-Hearing here? This name indicates the identification of whom? The identification of the named entity is Allah (Mighty and Majestic). This name encompasses the attribute, which is hearing, and that Allah the Exalted possesses hearing, and His hearing is not like the hearing of the created beings, rather His hearing is general and comprehensive for everything. Allah (Blessed and Exalted is He) said, "Bala" means what? "Bala" what? "Bala" what?
The student: ... .

The Shaykh : We hear, we hear their secrets and their private conversations, and our messengers, who are the angels assigned to recording the deeds of the children of Adam, But does any of the created beings hear the secrets and private conversations of all people? No. The One who hears the secrets and private conversations of all creation is Allah (Mighty and Majestic).