❀ The Name “Aṣ-Ṣāniʿ” (ٱلصَّانِعُ) as One of the Names of Allah ﷻ ❀
Extracted from: Fatāwā ad-Dīn al-Khāliṣ, Vol. 1, p. 152
Question: Is “Aṣ-Ṣāniʿ” (The Maker) one of the names of Allah ﷻ? I will not use it unless I see proof.
From your brother: Muḥammad Amīn
❖ Answer:
Al-ḥamdu lillāh, waṣ-ṣalātu was-salāmu ʿalā Rasūlillāh. Amā baʿd…
Yes, “Aṣ-Ṣāniʿ” (ٱلصَّانِعُ) is indeed one of the noble names of Allah ﷻ, and it is supported by evidence from both the Qur’an and the Sunnah.
➊ Evidence from the Qur’an
Allah ﷻ says:
﴿ صُنْعَ اللَّهِ الَّذِي أَتْقَنَ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ ﴾
“This is the handiwork of Allah, who perfected all things.”
[Sūrah an-Naml: 88]
🔸 The word “Ṣunʿ” (صُنْع) is a verbal noun (masdar) from which the name “Aṣ-Ṣāniʿ” is derived.
🔸 This derivation is linguistically valid and consistent with how many of Allah’s names are formed (e.g., Raḥmah → Ar-Raḥmān, ʿIlm → Al-ʿAlīm).
➋ Evidence from the Sunnah
The name “Aṣ-Ṣāniʿ” appears in authentic narrations:
“إِنَّ اللَّهَ صَانِعُ كُلِّ صَانِعٍ وَصَنْعَتِهِ“
“Indeed, Allah is the Maker of every maker and his craft.”
This ḥadīth has been recorded by:
✔ Imām al-Bayhaqī – al-Asmāʾ waṣ-Ṣifāt (pp. 26, 88)
✔ Imām al-Bukhārī – Khalq Afʿāl al-ʿIbād (p. 73)
✔ Imām al-Ḥākim – al-Mustadrak (1/31)
✔ Ibn Abī ʿĀṣim – as-Sunnah (ḥadīth 357–358)
✔ Ibn ʿAdī – (2/263)
✔ Shaykh al-Albānī – aṣ-Ṣaḥīḥah (ḥadīth 1637) and Ṣaḥīḥ al-Jāmiʿ (ḥadīth 1777)
🔸 Imām al-Bayhaqī رحمه الله cited these narrations as evidence for the validity of using “Aṣ-Ṣāniʿ” as one of Allah’s names.
✿ Conclusion
✔ “Aṣ-Ṣāniʿ” (ٱلصَّانِعُ) is an authentically established name of Allah ﷻ, based on the Qur’ān and Sunnah.
✔ The verse “Ṣunʿ Allāh” (Allah’s craftsmanship) validates its derivation.
✔ The ḥadīth “Allah is the Maker of every maker and his craft” clearly affirms it.
✔ Therefore, it is permissible and correct to refer to Allah ﷻ as “Aṣ-Ṣāniʿ”.
هذا ما عندي، والله أعلم بالصواب
This is what I understand, and Allah knows best what is correct.
