Names and Attributes of Allah, - Ruling on using the name ‘Abd al-Ilaah.

What is the ruling on using the name 'Abd al-Ilaah? Is this (al-Ilaah=
the God) one of the names and attributes of Allaah? I hope you will give
a detailed answer.
Praise be to Allaah.
Firstly: One of the things that is liked in giving names is to choose a
name that indicates servitude to Allaah i.e., 'Abd [slave] plus one of
the names of Allaah, whether that is 'Abd-Allaah [slave of Allaah] or
the word 'Abd plus any of the beautiful names of Allaah. The most
beloved of such names to Allaah are the names 'Abd-Allaah and 'Abd
al-Rahmaan (slave of the Most Merciful].
Secondly: It is haraam to give such names that indicate servitude to
anyone or anything other than Allaah, such as 'Abd al-Rasool [slave of
the Messenger] or 'Abd al-Nabi (slave of theProphet] and so on. See also
the answer to question no. 7180 .
Thirdly: al-Ilaah in Arabicmeans "the One Who is worshipped" or "the
OneWho deserves to be adored and worshipped". The idols were called
aalihah (gods) because the mushrikeen worshipped them instead of Allaah,
and claimed that they were deserving of that. See Ishtiqaaq Asma' Allaah
by Abu'l-Qaasim al-Zujaaji, p. 30; Lisaan al-'Arab, entry for aliha.
Some scholars said that the word "Allaah" is derived from the word
"al-Ilaah" (the God). This is the view favoured by Ibn al-Qayyim and
other scholars, and the initial alif of the word ilaah was elided.
Fourthly: is al-Ilaah one of the names of Allaah, and is it permissible
to use it in a name signifying servitude to Him, or not?
The name al-Ilaah is included among the beautiful names of Allaah which
are listed insome versions of the hadeeth, "Allaah has ninety-nine
names…", as we see it narrated by al-Bayhaqi in al-Asma' wa'l-Sifaat,
and by al-Haakim. But the list of names in this hadeeth is not the words
of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), according to
the scholars who are well-versed in hadeeth, as was mentioned by Shaykh
al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah, Ibn Katheer, Ibn Hajar and other scholars. See
Asma' Allaah al-Husna by 'Abd-Allaah ibn Saalih al-Ghusn, p. 170-173
Because the reports which list the names of Allaah are not reliable,
many scholars have triedto find these names in the Qur'aan and
Sunnah.Among those who included the name al-Ilaah in their lists of the
beautiful names of Allaah are: Ibn Mandah, Ibn Hazm, Ibn Hajar, Ibn
al-Wazeer and Ibn 'Uthaymeen (may Allaah have mercy on them). See op.
cit., 352.
Based on that, it is permissible to use the name 'Abd al-Ilah, and there
is nothing wrong with that, in sha Allah. However, it seems that this
name was not known in the past."
We do not find this name among the Sahaabah, based on what we see in
al-Isaabah by Ibn Hajar. We do not find it among the names mentioned in
biographies by various authors, such as Fahaarisal-Siyar by al-Dhahabi,
Tabaqaat al-Shaafa'iyyah by Ibn al-Subki, Wafiyaat by IbnKhalkaan,
al-Tahdheeb by Ibn Hajar, and others. The first usage of this name that
we have come across is 'Abd al-Ilaah ibn 'Ali ibn al-Husayn al-Haashimi,
who was born in 1331 AH and died in 1377, as mentioned by al-Zarkali in
al-A'laam. This is obviously very recent.