Hadith 34161

Chapter 20

باب 20

(20) باب كُنْيَةِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم

(20) Chapter: The Kunya of the Prophet (saws) (ES)
46
حَدَّثَنَا حَفْصُ بْنُ عُمَرَ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ حُمَيْدٍ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي السُّوقِ فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ يَا أَبَا الْقَاسِمِ. فَالْتَفَتَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ " سَمُّوا بِاسْمِي، وَلاَ تَكْتَنُوا بِكُنْيَتِي ".

Narrated Anas:
While the Prophet (ﷺ) was in the market, a man called (somebody), "O Abu-l-Qasim!' The Prophet (ﷺ) turned to him and said "Name yourselves after me but do not call yourselves by my Kuniya." (ES)

Reference (ES): Sahih al-Bukhari 3537 (ES)

In-book reference (ES): Book 61, Hadith 46 (ES)

USC-MSA web (English) reference(deprecated numbering scheme): Vol. 4, Book 56, Hadith 737 (ES)