Name 94 of the 99 Names of Allah. See its root and meaning, the verse where it appears, and how to use it in your dua.
Name 94 of 99
الْهَادِيْ
Al-Hādī
The Guide
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Meaning
Al-Hadi (الْهَادِيْ) means The Guide. It is name 94 in the well-known list of the 99 Names of Allah. Al-Hādī guides: He shows every creature what it needs to live, and He guides hearts to the truth. In every rakʿah we ask Him: guide us to the straight path.
Al-Hadi comes from the Arabic root ه د ي (h-d-y), which carries the sense of guiding.
The form hādī is used of Allah in 22:54 and 25:31.
وَكَذَٰلِكَ جَعَلْنَا لِكُلِّ نَبِىٍّ عَدُوًّۭا مِّنَ ٱلْمُجْرِمِينَ ۗ وَكَفَىٰ بِرَبِّكَ هَادِيًۭا وَنَصِيرًۭا
Wa kazaalika ja'alnaa likulli Nabiyyin 'aduwwam minal mujrimeen; wa kafaa bi Rabbika haadiyanw wa naseeraa
And thus have We made for every prophet an enemy from among the criminals. But sufficient is your Lord as a guide and a helper.
Quran 25:31. Arabic: Uthmani text (Tanzil). English: Sahih International.
وَلِيَعْلَمَ ٱلَّذِينَ أُوتُوا۟ ٱلْعِلْمَ أَنَّهُ ٱلْحَقُّ مِن رَّبِّكَ فَيُؤْمِنُوا۟ بِهِۦ فَتُخْبِتَ لَهُۥ قُلُوبُهُمْ ۗ وَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَهَادِ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓا۟ إِلَىٰ صِرَٰطٍۢ مُّسْتَقِيمٍۢ
Wa liya'lamal lazeena ootul 'ilma annahul haqqu mir Rabbika fa yu'minoo bihee fatukhbita ahoo quloobuhum; wa innal laaha lahaadil lazeena aamanoo ilaa Siraatim Mustaqeem
And so those who were given knowledge may know that it is the truth from your Lord and [therefore] believe in it, and their hearts humbly submit to it. And indeed is Allah the Guide of those who have believed to a straight path.
Quran 22:54. Arabic: Uthmani text (Tanzil). English: Sahih International.
Allah says: "And to Allah belong the best names, so invoke Him by them" (7:180). Begin your dua with يَا هَادِيْ (Yā Hādī) and ask for what fits its meaning. For example: "Yā Hādī, guide me and keep me guided."
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ الْهُدَى، وَالتُّقَى، وَالْعَفَافَ، وَالْغِنَى
Allāhumma innī asʾalukal-hudā wat-tuqā wal-ʿafāfa wal-ghinā
O Allah, I ask You for guidance, piety, chastity and self-sufficiency.
Sahih Muslim 2721
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Questions
Al-Hadi (الْهَادِيْ) means The Guide. Al-Hādī guides: He shows every creature what it needs to live, and He guides hearts to the truth.
The form hādī is used of Allah in 22:54 and 25:31.
Say Yā Hādī (يَا هَادِيْ) at the start of your dua, then ask for what suits the Name, for example: "Yā Hādī, guide me and keep me guided."
Yes, as Abdul-Hadi, "servant of Al-Hadi", which is a beautiful choice. Hadi on its own, without "al", is also used for people as a description, because people can have this quality in a small, limited way.