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Sahih Muslim 2138 (Book 38, Hadith 18) #12696
Names in Islam

SUMMARY: The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) initially decided to forbid people from giving certain names, but he did not follow through with it and 'Umar later decided to do the same but gave up on the idea.

Jabir b. 'Abdullah reported: Allah's Messenger decided to forbid (his followers) to name persons as Ya'la (Elevated), Baraka (Blessing), Aflah (Successful), Yasar and Nafi', but I saw that he kept silent after that and he did not say anything until Allah's Messenger died. And he did not forbid (his followers to do this), then 'Umar decided to prohibit (people) from giving these names, but later on gave up the idea.
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ أَبِي خَلَفٍ، حَدَّثَنَا رَوْحٌ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو الزُّبَيْرِ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ جَابِرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، يَقُولُ أَرَادَ النَّبِيُّ أَنْ يَنْهَى عَنْ أَنْ يُسَمَّى بِيَعْلَى وَبِبَرَكَةَ وَبِأَفْلَحَ وَبِيَسَارٍ وَبِنَافِعٍ وَبِنَحْوِ ذَلِكَ ثُمَّ رَأَيْتُهُ سَكَتَ بَعْدُ عَنْهَا فَلَمْ يَقُلْ شَيْئًا ثُمَّ قُبِضَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ وَلَمْ يَنْهَ عَنْ ذَلِكَ ثُمَّ أَرَادَ عُمَرُ أَنْ يَنْهَى عَنْ ذَلِكَ ثُمَّ تَرَكَهُ

TOPICS
names  *  tradition  *  prohibiting  *  yala  *  baraka  *  aflah  *  yasar  *  nafi

QUICK LESSONS:
Be mindful of traditions & customs when it comes to naming oneself or others around them.

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the tradition of naming in Islam. The Prophet Muhammad initially wanted to forbid his followers from giving certain names such as Ya'la, Baraka, Aflah, Yasar and Nafi'. However, he did not follow through with this decision before his death. Later on, Umar also wanted to prohibit people from using these names but eventually gave up on this idea. This hadith teaches us that although we should be mindful of our traditions and customs when it comes to naming our children or others around us, we should also be open-minded and considerate of other opinions as well. We should always strive for a balance between tradition and modernity when making decisions about how we name ourselves or others around us.

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