Explanation of the author's statement: It contains issues; the first is: respecting the names and attributes of Allah, even if one does not intend their meaning.
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The Shaykh : First, what the author indicated in the issues in his statement: "respecting the names and attributes of Allah, even if one does not intend their meaning". The phrase "even if one does not intend their meaning" carries some weight in itself, because if the meaning is not intended, then as we will mention, if Allah wills, it is permissible, unless one is named with what is not valid except for Allah, which is what is not permissible, such as Allah, al-Rahman, Rabb al-'Alamin, and the like. These cannot be applied except to Allah, no matter what.
The student: We have...
The Shaykh : What is it?
The student: Is it permissible to change the name for that reason?
The Shaykh : No, look, the first is the first, yes, okay, his statement, yes.
Respecting the names and attributes of Allah, there is no doubt that it is derived from the hadith that it is obligatory for a person not to name himself with any of the names of Allah, but on the condition that the attribute is observed in it so that it corresponds to the name of Allah, because the name of Allah, as we said, contains the name and the attribute. However, if the name is mentioned only without observing the meaning, there is nothing wrong with it. Indeed, among the Companions, as mentioned in "al-Isabah", were about thirty people, all of whose name was al-Hakam. Al-Hakam was among the Companions, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) approved of that for them, because they did not intend in them anything except the science only.
Likewise, among the names of Allah the Exalted is al-Hakim, and several groups, several men from the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them), were named Hakim, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) approved of them in that. So it is known from this that what is respected is the name that is not described with except Allah, or the name in which the observation of the attribute is intended, for that is what is forbidden.
The student: We have...
The Shaykh : What is it?
The student: Is it permissible to change the name for that reason?
The Shaykh : No, look, the first is the first, yes, okay, his statement, yes.
Respecting the names and attributes of Allah, there is no doubt that it is derived from the hadith that it is obligatory for a person not to name himself with any of the names of Allah, but on the condition that the attribute is observed in it so that it corresponds to the name of Allah, because the name of Allah, as we said, contains the name and the attribute. However, if the name is mentioned only without observing the meaning, there is nothing wrong with it. Indeed, among the Companions, as mentioned in "al-Isabah", were about thirty people, all of whose name was al-Hakam. Al-Hakam was among the Companions, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) approved of that for them, because they did not intend in them anything except the science only.
Likewise, among the names of Allah the Exalted is al-Hakim, and several groups, several men from the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them), were named Hakim, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) approved of them in that. So it is known from this that what is respected is the name that is not described with except Allah, or the name in which the observation of the attribute is intended, for that is what is forbidden.