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Sunan Abi Dawud 4966 (Book 43, Hadith 194) #25257
The Prohibition of Interchanging the Prophet's Name and Kunyah

SUMMARY: It is not permissible to use the Prophet's name and kunyah (surname) interchangeably.

Narrated Jabir ibn Abdullah: The Prophet said: If anyone is called by my name, he must not be given my kunyah (surname), and if anyone uses my kunyah (surname), he must not be called by my name. Abu Dawud said: Ibn 'Ajlan transmitted it to the same effect from his father on the authority if Abu Hurairah. It has also been transmitted by Abu Zar'ah from Abu Hurairah in two different versions. And similar is the version of 'Abd al-Rahman b. Abi 'Amrah from Abu Hurairah. This version is disputed: Al-Thawri and Ibn Juraij transmitted it according to the version of Abu al-Zubair; and Ma'qil b. 'Ubaid Allah transmitted it according to the version of Ibn Sirin. It is again disputed on Musa b. Yasar from Abu Hurariah, transmitting it in two versions: Hammad b. Khalid and Ibn Abi Fudaik varied in their versions.
حَدَّثَنَا مُسْلِمُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامٌ، عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ قَالَ ‏ "‏ مَنْ تَسَمَّى بِاسْمِي فَلاَ يَكْتَنِي بِكُنْيَتِي وَمَنْ تَكَنَّى بِكُنْيَتِي فَلاَ يَتَسَمَّى بِاسْمِي ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ وَرَوَى بِهَذَا الْمَعْنَى ابْنُ عَجْلاَنَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ وَرُوِيَ عَنْ أَبِي زُرْعَةَ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ مُخْتَلِفًا عَلَى الرِّوَايَتَيْنِ وَكَذَلِكَ رِوَايَةُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي عَمْرَةَ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ اخْتُلِفَ فِيهِ رَوَاهُ الثَّوْرِيُّ وَابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ عَلَى مَا قَالَ أَبُو الزُّبَيْرِ وَرَوَاهُ مَعْقِلُ بْنُ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ عَلَى مَا قَالَ ابْنُ سِيرِينَ وَاخْتُلِفَ فِيهِ عَلَى مُوسَى بْنِ يَسَارٍ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ أَيْضًا عَلَى الْقَوْلَيْنِ اخْتَلَفَ فِيهِ حَمَّادُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ وَابْنُ أَبِي فُدَيْكٍ

TOPICS
prophet  *  name  *  interchange  *  nabi  *  ism  *  kunya  *  taghayyur  *  kunyah

QUICK LESSONS:
Respect religious figures & their names/nicknames/kunyas .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the prohibition of using the Prophet's name and kunyah interchangeably. A kunyah is a nickname or surname given to a person in Arabic culture which usually includes "Abu" or "Umm" followed by their firstborn son’s name. In this hadith it was narrated by Jabir ibn Abdullah that the Prophet said that if anyone is called by his name then they should not be given his kunya as well as if anyone uses his kunya then they should not be called by his name. This hadith teaches us to respect the names of prophets and other religious figures as well as their surnames or nicknames which are associated with them. We must also remember that we should never use these names in an inappropriate manner or for any wrong purpose such as making fun of them etc., otherwise it will be considered disrespectful towards them.

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