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Sunan Abi Dawud 4963 (Book 43, Hadith 191) #25254
The Importance of Unique Kunyahs

SUMMARY: This hadith is about Umar ibn al-Khattab striking his son for having a kunyah that was similar to another person's. He then explains that the Prophet (PBUH) was forgiven all his sins, but we are not like him and should not have similar kunyahs.

Narrated Umar ibn al-Khattab: Zayd ibn Aslam quoted his father as saying: Umar ibn al-Khattab (Allah be pleased with him) struck one of his sons who was given the kunyah AbuIsa, and al-Mughirah ibn Shu'bah had the kunyah AbuIsa. Umar said to him: Is it not sufficient for you that you are called by the kunyah AbuAbdullah? He replied: The Messenger of Allah gave me this kunyah. Thereupon he said: The Messenger of Allah was forgiven all his sins, past and those followed. But we are among the people similar to us. Henceforth he was called by the kunyah AbuAbdullah until he died.
حَدَّثَنَا هَارُونُ بْنُ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَبِي الزَّرْقَاءِ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ، عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَسْلَمَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، أَنَّ عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ، رضى الله عنه ضَرَبَ ابْنًا لَهُ تَكَنَّى أَبَا عِيسَى وَأَنَّ الْمُغِيرَةَ بْنَ شُعْبَةَ تَكَنَّى بِأَبِي عِيسَى فَقَالَ لَهُ عُمَرُ أَمَا يَكْفِيكَ أَنْ تُكَنَّى بِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ فَقَالَ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ كَنَّانِي فَقَالَ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَدْ غُفِرَ لَهُ مَا تَقَدَّمَ مِنْ ذَنْبِهِ وَمَا تَأَخَّرَ وَإِنَّا فِي جَلْجَلَتِنَا فَلَمْ يَزَلْ يُكْنَى بِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ حَتَّى هَلَكَ

TOPICS
names  *  similarity  *  forgiveness  *  kunyah

QUICK LESSONS:
Be mindful when choosing your own names or titles so as to avoid any confusion or misunderstanding with others who may share a similar name or title with you .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks about the importance of having unique names or kunyahs. A kunyah is an honorific title given to a person in Arabic culture, usually consisting of the word “Abu” followed by their firstborn son’s name. In this hadith, Umar ibn al-Khattab strikes his son for having a kunyah that was similar to another person's. He then explains that even though the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) was forgiven all his sins, we are not like him and should not have similar kunyahs as it can lead to confusion and misunderstanding among people. This teaches us how important it is to be mindful when choosing our own names or titles so as to avoid any confusion or misunderstanding with others who may share a similar name or title with us.

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