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Sahih al-Bukhari 6189 (Book 78, Hadith 213) #5942
Naming Children According to the Prophet's Advice

SUMMARY: The Prophet ﷺ advised a man to name his son 'Abdur-Rahman' instead of Al-Qasim.

Narrated Jabir bin 'Abdullah: A man among us begot a boy whom he named Al-Qasim. The people said (to him), "We will not call you Abul-l-Qasim, nor will we please you by calling you so". The man came to the Prophet and mentioned that to him. The Prophet said to him, "Name your son 'Abdur-Rahman".
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ ابْنَ الْمُنْكَدِرِ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ جَابِرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ـ رضى الله عنهما وُلِدَ لِرَجُلٍ مِنَّا غُلاَمٌ فَسَمَّاهُ الْقَاسِمَ فَقَالُوا لاَ نَكْنِيكَ بِأَبِي الْقَاسِمِ، وَلاَ نُنْعِمُكَ عَيْنًا‏.‏ فَأَتَى النَّبِيَّ فَذَكَرَ ذَلِكَ لَهُ فَقَالَ ‏ "‏ أَسْمِ ابْنَكَ عَبْدَ الرَّحْمَنِ

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naming  *  children  *  advice

QUICK LESSONS:
Seek advice from elders and religious scholars when naming children; Be humble enought o accept their advices even if it does not please you at first; Respect for religious scholars; Follow what is taught by prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the importance of naming children according to the advice of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ. In this hadith, a man came to the Prophet ﷺ and told him that he wanted to name his son Al-Qasim, but people were not pleased with it. The Prophet ﷺ then advised him to name his son Abdur Rahman instead. This hadith teaches us that we should always seek advice from our elders and religious scholars when it comes to naming our children as they have more knowledge and experience in this matter than us. It also teaches us that we should be humble enough to accept their advice even if it does not please us at first, as they are giving it for our own benefit in the long run.

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