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Sunan Abi Dawud 4960 (Book 43, Hadith 188) #25251
Prohibited Names in Islam

SUMMARY: The Prophet ﷺ forbade his people from giving certain names to their children.

Narrated Jabir ibn Abdullah: The Prophet said: If I survive (God willing), I shall forbid my people to give the names Nafi' (beneficial), Aflah (successful) and Barakah (blessing). Al-A'mash said: I do not know whether he mentioned Nafi' or not. When a man comes and asks: Is there Barakah (blessing)? The people say: #Abu Dawud said: A similar tradition has been transmitted by Abu al-Zubair on the authority of Jabir from the Prophet through a different chain of narrators. This version has no mention of Barakah.
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ‏"‏ إِنْ عِشْتُ إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ أَنْهَى أُمَّتِي أَنْ يُسَمُّوا نَافِعًا وَأَفْلَحَ وَبَرَكَةَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ الأَعْمَشُ وَلاَ أَدْرِي ذَكَرَ نَافِعًا أَمْ لاَ ‏"‏ فَإِنَّ الرَّجُلَ يَقُولُ إِذَا جَاءَ أَثَمَّ بَرَكَةٌ فَيَقُولُونَ لاَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ رَوَى أَبُو الزُّبَيْرِ عَنْ جَابِرٍ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ نَحْوَهُ لَمْ يَذْكُرْ بَرَكَةَ

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QUICK LESSONS:
Choose respectful and humble sounding names for your children without implying superiority over others.

EXPLANATIONS:
The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ taught us that there are certain names that should not be given to children. He specifically mentioned the names Nafi', Aflah and Barakah as being prohibited. These names are not allowed because they imply a sense of pride or superiority over others which is against Islamic teachings. It is important for Muslims to remember this teaching when choosing a name for their child as it will have an effect on how they grow up and interact with others in society. Furthermore, it is also important to remember that the Prophet ﷺ did not mention any other specific names as being prohibited so parents should feel free to choose whatever name they like for their child as long as it does not contain any negative connotations or meanings.

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