Names of Allah
Name #39 of 99

ٱلْحَكِيمُ

Al-Hakim

The Most Wise

Quranic Reference: Surah Al-Baqarah 2:129

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Khidr and Musa - Hidden Wisdom

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Scholarly Explanation

He is the one to whom belongs the highest wisdom, the one who is All-Wise in His creating and ordering, the one who made well everything that He created. Therefore He has created nothing out of mere frivolity and He has legislated nothing that is vain and of no use. He is the one to whom belongs judgement in the beginning and the end. He has three areas of ruling that nothing else has a share in: He rules over His servants with respect to His law, His decree and His recompense. Wisdom is to put something in its correct place.

And who is better than Allah in judgement for a people who have firm faith?

[al-Ma'idah (5): 50]

For those who believe not in the Hereafter is an evil description and for Allah is the highest description. He is the Almighty, al-Hakim.

[an-Nahl (16): 60]

It is He who is the only deity in the heaven and on the earth. He is al-Hakim, the All-Knowing.

[az-Zukhruf (43): 84]

From “Explanation to the Beautiful and Perfect Names of Allah” — Shaykh as-Sa’di (d.1376H)

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What difficulty are you facing that you now see might have hidden wisdom?
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Prophetic Traditions

عَجَبًا لأَمْرِ الْمُؤْمِنِ إِنَّ أَمْرَهُ كُلَّهُ خَيْرٌ وَلَيْسَ ذَاكَ لأَحَدٍ إِلاَّ لِلْمُؤْمِنِ

How wonderful is the affair of the believer, for all his affairs are good—and this is only for the believer. If something good happens, he is grateful, and that is good for him. If something bad happens, he is patient, and that is good for him.

Al-Hakim's wisdom ensures that everything in a believer's life is ultimately good.

Suhaib رضي الله عنه·Sahih Muslim 2999
Sahih

Scholarly Insights

Al-Hakim does nothing without profound wisdom. Even when we cannot see the wisdom, we trust that it exists. Sometimes the wisdom is revealed in this life, sometimes only in the next.

Ibn TaymiyyahMajmu' al-Fatawa

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Supplication

رَبَّنَا آتِنَا مِن لَّدُنكَ رَحْمَةً وَهَيِّئْ لَنَا مِنْ أَمْرِنَا رَشَدًا

Rabbana atina min ladunka rahmatan wa hayyi' lana min amrina rashada

Our Lord, grant us from Yourself mercy and prepare for us from our affair right guidance.

Qur'an 18:10 — Dua of the People of the CaveAl-Hakim's wisdom guides every step — trust His plan even when you can't see it.

Living With Al-Hakim

  • 1

    Accept what you don't understand, trusting in Al-Hakim's wisdom.

  • 2

    Don't question 'Why me?' when difficulty strikes—Al-Hakim has a purpose.

  • 3

    Seek wisdom from the Quran—it is the speech of Al-Hakim.

  • 4

    Remember the story of Khidr and Musa عَلَيْهِ ٱلسَّلَامُ—wisdom is often hidden.