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Sahih Muslim 2135 (Book 38, Hadith 13) #12691
Naming Children After Apostles and Pious Persons

SUMMARY: The hadith explains that people in the past used to give names to their children after the names of apostles and pious persons who had gone before them.

Mughira b. Shu'ba reported: When I came to Najran, they (the Christians of Najran) asked me: You read" O sister of Harun" (i. e. Hadrat Maryam) in the Qur'an, whereas Moses was born much before Jesus. When I came back to Allah's Messenger I asked him about that, whereupon he said: The (people of the old age) used to give names (to their persons) after the names of Apostles and pious persons who had gone before them.
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ نُمَيْرٍ، وَأَبُو سَعِيدٍ الأَشَجُّ وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى الْعَنَزِيُّ - وَاللَّفْظُ لاِبْنِ نُمَيْرٍ - قَالُوا حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ إِدْرِيسَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ سِمَاكِ بْنِ حَرْبٍ، عَنْ عَلْقَمَةَ بْنِ وَائِلٍ، عَنِ الْمُغِيرَةِ بْنِ شُعْبَةَ، قَالَ لَمَّا قَدِمْتُ نَجْرَانَ سَأَلُونِي فَقَالُوا إِنَّكُمْ تَقْرَءُونَ يَا أُخْتَ هَارُونَ وَمُوسَى قَبْلَ عِيسَى بِكَذَا وَكَذَا ‏.‏ فَلَمَّا قَدِمْتُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ ذَلِكَ فَقَالَ ‏ "‏ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا يُسَمُّونَ بِأَنْبِيَائِهِمْ وَالصَّالِحِينَ قَبْلَهُمْ

TOPICS
naming  *  children  *  apostles  *  persons  *  ism  *  atfal  *  rusul  *  salihin

QUICK LESSONS:
Choose meaningful and appropriate name for one's child .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith explains that in the past, people used to give names to their children after the names of apostles and pious persons who had gone before them. This was done as a way of honoring those individuals, as well as a way for parents to instill good values into their children by giving them meaningful names. It is also important for parents today to choose meaningful and appropriate names for their children, so they can be reminded of good values throughout life.

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