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Sunan Abi Dawud 4955 (Book 43, Hadith 183) #25246
Changing Kunyah for Respect

SUMMARY: This hadith is about the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) advising Hani ibn Yazid to change his kunyah from Abul Hakam to Abu Shurayh, as Shurayh was his oldest son.

Narrated Hani ibn Yazid: When Hani went with his people in a deputation to the Messenger of Allah , he heard them calling him by his kunyah (surname), Abul Hakam. So the Messenger of Allah called him and said: Allah is the judge (al-Hakam), and to Him judgment belongs. Why are you given the kunyah Abul Hakam? He replied: When my people disagree about a matter, they come to me, and I decide between them, and both parties are satisfied with my decision. He said: How good this is! What children have you? He replied: I have Shurayh, Muslim and Abdullah. He asked; Who is the oldest of them? I replied: Shurayh. He said: Then you are AbuShurayh. Abu Dawud said: This is Shuraib who broke the chain, and who entered Tustar. Abu Dawud said: I have been told that Shuraib broke the gate of Tustar, and he entered it through tunnel.
حَدَّثَنَا الرَّبِيعُ بْنُ نَافِعٍ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ، - يَعْنِي ابْنَ الْمِقْدَامِ بْنِ شُرَيْحٍ - عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ جَدِّهِ، شُرَيْحٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ، هَانِئٍ أَنَّهُ لَمَّا وَفَدَ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ مَعَ قَوْمِهِ سَمِعَهُمْ يَكْنُونَهُ بِأَبِي الْحَكَمِ فَدَعَاهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ إِنَّ اللَّهَ هُوَ الْحَكَمُ وَإِلَيْهِ الْحُكْمُ فَلِمَ تُكْنَى أَبَا الْحَكَمِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ إِنَّ قَوْمِي إِذَا اخْتَلَفُوا فِي شَىْءٍ أَتَوْنِي فَحَكَمْتُ بَيْنَهُمْ فَرَضِيَ كِلاَ الْفَرِيقَيْنِ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ‏"‏ مَا أَحْسَنَ هَذَا فَمَا لَكَ مِنَ الْوَلَدِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ لِي شُرَيْحٌ وَمُسْلِمٌ وَعَبْدُ اللَّهِ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ فَمَنْ أَكْبَرُهُمْ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قُلْتُ شُرَيْحٌ قَالَ ‏"‏ فَأَنْتَ أَبُو شُرَيْحٍ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ شُرَيْحٌ هَذَا هُوَ الَّذِي كَسَرَ السِّلْسِلَةَ وَهُوَ مِمَّنْ دَخَلَ تُسْتَرَ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ وَبَلَغَنِي أَنَّ شُرَيْحًا كَسَرَ بَابَ تُسْتَرَ وَذَلِكَ أَنَّهُ دَخَلَ مِنْ سِرْبٍ

TOPICS
respect  *  decision  *  satisfaction  *  kunyah

QUICK LESSONS:
Show respect for Allah's authority and honor your children by recognizing them in any way you can

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the importance of respect and decision-making. The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) advised Hani ibn Yazid to change his kunya from Abul Hakam to Abu Shurayh, as Shurayh was his oldest son. A kunya is a nickname that Arabs use in place of their given name, usually referring to their firstborn child or a trait they possess. In this case, it was changed from Abul Hakam which means “father of judgement” because it implies that he has authority over judgement when only Allah has such authority. By changing it to Abu Shurayh which means “father of Shurayh”, he showed respect for Allah's authority and also honored his son by giving him recognition through the new kunya. This hadith teaches us that we should always show respect for Allah's authority and honor our children by recognizing them in any way we can.

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