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Sunan Abi Dawud 3920 (Book 30, Hadith 17) #24210
The Prophet's Attitude Towards Names

SUMMARY: The Prophet ﷺ did not take omens from anything, but he was pleased or displeased with the names of people and places.

Narrated Buraydah ibn al-Hasib: The Prophet did not take omens from anything, but when he sent out an agent he asked about his name. If it pleased him, he was glad about it, and his cheerfulness on that account was visible in his face. If he disliked his name, his displeasure on that account was visible in his face. When he entered a village, he asked about its name, and if it pleased him, he was glad about it, and his cheerfulness on that account was visible in his face. But if he disliked its name, his displeasure on that account was visible in his face.
حَدَّثَنَا مُسْلِمُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامٌ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ بُرَيْدَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ كَانَ لاَ يَتَطَيَّرُ مِنْ شَىْءٍ وَكَانَ إِذَا بَعَثَ عَامِلاً سَأَلَ عَنِ اسْمِهِ فَإِذَا أَعْجَبَهُ اسْمُهُ فَرِحَ بِهِ وَرُئِيَ بِشْرُ ذَلِكَ فِي وَجْهِهِ وَإِنْ كَرِهَ اسْمَهُ رُئِيَ كَرَاهِيَةُ ذَلِكَ فِي وَجْهِهِ وَإِذَا دَخَلَ قَرْيَةً سَأَلَ عَنِ اسْمِهَا فَإِنْ أَعْجَبَهُ اسْمُهَا فَرِحَ بِهَا وَرُئِيَ بِشْرُ ذَلِكَ فِي وَجْهِهِ وَإِنْ كَرِهَ اسْمَهَا رُئِيَ كَرَاهِيَةُ ذَلِكَ فِي وَجْهِهِ

TOPICS
names  *  attitude  *  pleasure  *  displeasure  *  asma  *  alhasib  *  alhulm

QUICK LESSONS:
Be mindful of your words; Use positive language; Respect others' names; Show cheerfulness when you like something; Show displeasure when you dislike something.

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks about the attitude of the Prophet towards names. He did not take omens from anything, but when he sent out an agent or entered a village, he asked about its name. If it pleased him, his cheerfulness was visible in his face and if it displeased him, his displeasure was visible in his face. This shows that the Prophet valued names and took them seriously as they can have a great impact on people's lives. It also teaches us to be mindful of our words and how we address others as well as ourselves because words have power and can affect our emotions positively or negatively. We should strive to use positive language that uplifts us rather than negative language that brings us down.

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