What is the ruling on naming a child Aziz or Rahim, or the like?
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The questioner : Your Eminence, what is the ruling on naming a child Aziz or Rahim, or the like?
The Shaykh : 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:[Yusuf 12:51] And Allah the Exalted said in describing the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): [At-Tawbah 9:128] Ah, yes, what is it?
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The Shaykh : What is it?
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The Shaykh : No, do not name him al-Aziz except as a description. Do not make it a proper name for him. But you may say al-Aziz as a description, like sultan or amir. There is nothing wrong with it. Yes, with ease.
The Shaykh : 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 رَحِيمٌThe questioner : ...
The Shaykh : What is it?
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : No, do not name him al-Aziz except as a description. Do not make it a proper name for him. But you may say al-Aziz as a description, like sultan or amir. There is nothing wrong with it. Yes, with ease.