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Sahih al-Bukhari 3114 (Book 57, Hadith 23) #2977
Naming Children After the Prophet

SUMMARY: The Prophet (ﷺ) advised a man to name his son Muhammad, but not to use his Kunya (nickname).

Narrated Jabir bin 'Abdullah (ra): A boy was born to one of our men, the Ansar, and he wanted to name him Muhammad. Then Ansari man said, "I took the boy to the Prophet . The Prophet said, "Name your child by my name, but do not name (them) by my Kunya, for I have been made Qasim (ie, a distributor) to distribute (the booty etc) amongst you". The narrator, Husain said that the Prophet said, "I have been sent as a Qasim (ie, distributor) to distribute (things) amongst you". The Sub narrator Salim said that he heard Jabir saying that the man wanted to name the boy Al-Qasim, but the Prophet said, "Call (your sons) by my name, but do not name (them) by my Kunya".
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْوَلِيدِ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ، وَمَنْصُورٍ، وَقَتَادَةَ، سَمِعُوا سَالِمَ بْنَ أَبِي الْجَعْدِ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ قَالَ وُلِدَ لِرَجُلٍ مِنَّا مِنَ الأَنْصَارِ غُلاَمٌ، فَأَرَادَ أَنْ يُسَمِّيَهُ مُحَمَّدًا ـ قَالَ شُعْبَةُ فِي حَدِيثِ مَنْصُورٍ إِنَّ الأَنْصَارِيَّ قَالَ حَمَلْتُهُ عَلَى عُنُقِي فَأَتَيْتُ بِهِ النَّبِيَّ ‏.‏ وَفِي حَدِيثِ سُلَيْمَانَ وُلِدَ لَهُ غُلاَمٌ، فَأَرَادَ أَنْ يُسَمِّيَهُ مُحَمَّدًا ـ قَالَ ‏"‏ سَمُّوا بِاسْمِي، وَلاَ تَكَنَّوْا بِكُنْيَتِي، فَإِنِّي إِنَّمَا جُعِلْتُ قَاسِمًا أَقْسِمُ بَيْنَكُمْ ‏"‏‏.‏ وَقَالَ حُصَيْنٌ ‏"‏ بُعِثْتُ قَاسِمًا أَقْسِمُ بَيْنَكُمْ ‏"‏‏.‏ قَالَ عَمْرٌو أَخْبَرَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ سَالِمًا عَنْ جَابِرٍ أَرَادَ أَنْ يُسَمِّيَهُ الْقَاسِمَ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ‏"‏ سَمُّوا بِاسْمِي وَلاَ تَكْتَنُوا بِكُنْيَتِي

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naming  *  children  *  prophet  *  advice  *  ism  *  kunya  *  qasim

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Name children after beloved prophets

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the importance of naming children after the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ. It was narrated by Jabir bin 'Abdullah that a man wanted to name his son Muhammad, and he took him to the Prophet ﷺ for advice. The Prophet ﷺ advised him not to use his Kunya or nickname, as he was sent as a Qasim or distributor amongst them. This hadith teaches us that it is important for Muslims to name their children after the beloved prophet and also reminds us of how generous and kind he was in distributing things amongst people. It also shows us how much respect we should have for our beloved prophet and how we should strive to follow in his footsteps.

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