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Sahih al-Bukhari 6191 (Book 78, Hadith 215) #5944
Naming a Newborn Baby

SUMMARY: The Prophet ﷺ gave a newborn baby the name Al-Mundhir and asked Abu Usaid to call him by that name.

Narrated Sahl: When Al-Mundhir bin Abu Usaid was born, he was brought to the Prophet who placed him on his thigh. While Abu Usaid was sitting there, the Prophet was busy with something in his hands so Abu Usaid told someone to take his son from the thigh of the Prophet . When the Prophet finished his job (with which he was busy), he said, "Where is the boy?" Abu Usaid replied, "We have sent him home". The Prophet said, "What is his name?" Abu Usaid said, "(His name is) so-and-so". The Prophet said, "No, his name is Al-Mundhir". So he called him Al-Mundhir from that day.
حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ أَبِي مَرْيَمَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو غَسَّانَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو حَازِمٍ، عَنْ سَهْلٍ، قَالَ أُتِيَ بِالْمُنْذِرِ بْنِ أَبِي أُسَيْدٍ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ حِينَ وُلِدَ، فَوَضَعَهُ عَلَى فَخِذِهِ وَأَبُو أُسَيْدٍ جَالِسٌ، فَلَهَا النَّبِيُّ بِشَىْءٍ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ، فَأَمَرَ أَبُو أُسَيْدٍ بِابْنِهِ فَاحْتُمِلَ مِنْ فَخِذِ النَّبِيِّ فَاسْتَفَاقَ النَّبِيُّ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ أَيْنَ الصَّبِيُّ ‏"‏‏.‏ فَقَالَ أَبُو أُسَيْدٍ قَلَبْنَاهُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ مَا اسْمُهُ ‏"‏‏.‏ قَالَ فُلاَنٌ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ وَلَكِنْ أَسْمِهِ الْمُنْذِرَ ‏"‏‏.‏ فَسَمَّاهُ يَوْمَئِذٍ الْمُنْذِرَ‏.‏

TOPICS
naming  *  newborn  *  prophet  *  ism  *  mawlood  *  nabi  *  usaied  *  usaid

QUICK LESSONS:
Follow religious teachings while naming your child meaningfully

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the importance of naming a newborn baby. It was narrated by Sahl that when Al-Mundhir bin Abu Usaid was born, he was brought to the Prophet who placed him on his thigh. While Abu Usaid was sitting there, the Prophet was busy with something in his hands so he asked someone to take his son from the thigh of the Prophet. When the Prophet finished what he was doing, he asked where is the boy? To which Abu Usaid replied that they have sent him home. The prophet then asked what is his name? To which Abu Usaid replied with a certain name but then prophet said no, his name should be Al-Mundhir and thus called him by this new name from that day onwards. This hadith teaches us how important it is to give our children meaningful names as it will stay with them for their entire life and will also be remembered in history as well as in religious texts like this one here.

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