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Sunan Abi Dawud 4968 (Book 43, Hadith 196) #25259
Naming Children After the Prophet

SUMMARY: The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) disapproved of a woman giving her son the same name and kunyah as his own.

Narrated Aisha, Ummul Mu'minin: A woman came to the Messenger of Allah and said: Messenger of Allah! I have given birth to a boy, and call him Muhammad and Abul Qasim as kunyah (surname), but I have been told that you disapproved of that. He replied: What is it which has made my name lawful and my kunyah unlawful, or what is it which has made my kunyah unlawful and my name lawful?
حَدَّثَنَا النُّفَيْلِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عِمْرَانَ الْحَجَبِيُّ، عَنْ جَدَّتِهِ، صَفِيَّةَ بِنْتِ شَيْبَةَ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا قَالَتْ جَاءَتِ امْرَأَةٌ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ فَقَالَتْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنِّي قَدْ وَلَدْتُ غُلاَمًا فَسَمَّيْتُهُ مُحَمَّدًا وَكَنَّيْتُهُ أَبَا الْقَاسِمِ فَذُكِرَ لِي أَنَّكَ تَكْرَهُ ذَلِكَ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ مَا الَّذِي أَحَلَّ اسْمِي وَحَرَّمَ كُنْيَتِي ‏"‏ ‏.‏ أَوْ ‏"‏ مَا الَّذِي حَرَّمَ كُنْيَتِي وَأَحَلَّ اسْمِي

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naming  *  children  *  kunyah  *  muhammad

QUICK LESSONS:
Respect prophets by avoiding any kind of disrespect towards them including using their names without due reverence or carelessly giving them away to others without proper consideration .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about naming children after the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ. In this hadith, a woman came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and asked if it was permissible for her to give her son the same name and kunyah as his own. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ replied by asking what made his name lawful but his kunyah unlawful or vice versa. This implies that it is not permissible to give one's child the same name or kunyah as that of the Prophet ﷺ, although some scholars have allowed it in certain cases such as when there are multiple children with similar names in a family or when there are no other names available for a child. It is important to remember that we should respect and honor our beloved prophet by avoiding any kind of disrespect towards him, including using his name without due reverence or carelessly giving it away to others without proper consideration.

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