Name 17 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 17 of 99
الرَّزَّاقُ
Ar-Razzāq
The Provider
Meaning
Ar-Razzaq (الرَّزَّاقُ) means The Provider. It is name 17 in the well-known list of the 99 Names of Allah. Ar-Razzāq provides for every living thing, food, wealth, health, knowledge and faith. He has taken it upon Himself to provide, so no creature is forgotten.
Ar-Razzaq comes from the Arabic root ر ز ق (r-z-q), which carries the sense of provision, anything that benefits.
The name comes once, in 51:58. Many verses describe Him as the best of providers.
إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ هُوَ ٱلرَّزَّاقُ ذُو ٱلْقُوَّةِ ٱلْمَتِينُ
Innal laaha Huwar Razzaaqu Zul Quwwatil Mateen
Indeed, it is Allah who is the [continual] Provider, the firm possessor of strength.
Quran 51:58. Arabic: Uthmani text (Tanzil). English: Sahih International.
۞ وَمَا مِن دَآبَّةٍۢ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ إِلَّا عَلَى ٱللَّهِ رِزْقُهَا وَيَعْلَمُ مُسْتَقَرَّهَا وَمُسْتَوْدَعَهَا ۚ كُلٌّۭ فِى كِتَٰبٍۢ مُّبِينٍۢ
Wa maa min daaabbatin fil ardi illaa 'alal laahi rizquhaa wa ya'lamu mustaqarrahaa wa mustawda'ahaa; kullun fee Kitaabim Mubeen
And there is no creature on earth but that upon Allah is its provision, and He knows its place of dwelling and place of storage. All is in a clear register.
Quran 11:6. 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 رَزَّاقُ (Yā Razzāq) and ask for what fits its meaning. For example: "Yā Razzāq, provide for me from what is halal, and put blessing in it."
قَالَ عِيسَى ٱبْنُ مَرْيَمَ ٱللَّهُمَّ رَبَّنَآ أَنزِلْ عَلَيْنَا مَآئِدَةًۭ مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ تَكُونُ لَنَا عِيدًۭا لِّأَوَّلِنَا وَءَاخِرِنَا وَءَايَةًۭ مِّنكَ ۖ وَٱرْزُقْنَا وَأَنتَ خَيْرُ ٱلرَّٰزِقِينَ
Qaala 'Eesab nu Maryamal laahumma Rabbanaaa anzil 'alainaa maaa'idatam minas samaaa'i takoonu lanaa 'eedal li awwalinaa wa aakirinaa wa Aayatam minka warzuqnaa wa Anta khairur raaziqeen
Said Jesus, the son of Mary, "O Allah, our Lord, send down to us a table [spread with food] from the heaven to be for us a festival for the first of us and the last of us and a sign from You. And provide for us, and You are the best of providers."
Quran 5:114. Arabic: Uthmani text (Tanzil). English: Sahih International.
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Questions
Ar-Razzaq (الرَّزَّاقُ) means The Provider. Ar-Razzāq provides for every living thing, food, wealth, health, knowledge and faith.
The name comes once, in 51:58. Many verses describe Him as the best of providers.
Say Yā Razzāq (يَا رَزَّاقُ) at the start of your dua, then ask for what suits the Name, for example: "Yā Razzāq, provide for me from what is halal, and put blessing in it."
Use Abdur-Razzaq, "servant of Ar-Razzaq". Scholars say Razzaq on its own should not be used as a person's name, because this Name belongs to Allah alone.