Name 46 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 46 of 99
الْحَكِيْمُ
Al-Ḥakīm
The All-Wise
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Meaning
Al-Hakim (الْحَكِيْمُ) means The All-Wise. It is name 46 in the well-known list of the 99 Names of Allah. Al-Ḥakīm does everything with wisdom: every command, every decree, and every hardship has a purpose, even when we cannot see it.
Al-Hakim comes from the Arabic root ح ك م (ḥ-k-m), which carries the sense of wisdom, and putting things in their place.
Al-Ḥakīm is among the most repeated names in the Quran, most often with Al-ʿAzīz or Al-ʿAlīm.
قَالُوا۟ سُبْحَٰنَكَ لَا عِلْمَ لَنَآ إِلَّا مَا عَلَّمْتَنَآ ۖ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ ٱلْعَلِيمُ ٱلْحَكِيمُ
Qaaloo subhaanaka laa 'ilma lanaaa illaa maa 'allamtanaaa innaka antal'aleemul hakeem
They said, "Exalted are You; we have no knowledge except what You have taught us. Indeed, it is You who is the Knowing, the Wise."
Quran 2:32. Arabic: Uthmani text (Tanzil). English: Sahih International.
أَلَيْسَ ٱللَّهُ بِأَحْكَمِ ٱلْحَٰكِمِينَ
Alai sal laahu bi-ahkamil haakimeen
Is not Allah the most just of judges?
Quran 95:8. 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 حَكِيْمُ (Yā Ḥakīm) and ask for what fits its meaning. For example: "Yā Ḥakīm, show me the wisdom in what You decreed for me."
رَبَّنَا لَا تَجْعَلْنَا فِتْنَةًۭ لِّلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ وَٱغْفِرْ لَنَا رَبَّنَآ ۖ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْحَكِيمُ
Rabbana laa taj'alnaa fitnatal lillazeena kafaroo waghfir lanaa rabbanaa innaka antal azeezul hakeem
Our Lord, make us not [objects of] torment for the disbelievers and forgive us, our Lord. Indeed, it is You who is the Exalted in Might, the Wise."
Quran 60:5. Arabic: Uthmani text (Tanzil). English: Sahih International.
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Questions
Al-Hakim (الْحَكِيْمُ) means The All-Wise. Al-Ḥakīm does everything with wisdom: every command, every decree, and every hardship has a purpose, even when we cannot see it.
Al-Ḥakīm is among the most repeated names in the Quran, most often with Al-ʿAzīz or Al-ʿAlīm.
Say Yā Ḥakīm (يَا حَكِيْمُ) at the start of your dua, then ask for what suits the Name, for example: "Yā Ḥakīm, show me the wisdom in what You decreed for me."
Yes, as Abdul-Hakim, "servant of Al-Hakim", which is a beautiful choice. Hakim on its own, without "al", is also used for people as a description, because people can have this quality in a small, limited way.