Kunyas

Jabir said, "One of our men had a son and named him al-Qasim. TheAnsar said, "We will not give you the kunya of Abu'l-Qasim to make youhappy.' He went to the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace,and told him what the Ansar had said. The Prophet, may Allah bless himand grant him peace, said, 'The Ansar did well. Call yourselves with myname but do not use my kunya. I am Qasim (the divider)."

Ibn al-Hanafiyya was heard to say, "There was an allowance madefor 'Ali. He asked, 'Messenger of Allah, if I have a son after you canI name him with your name and use your kunya?' Yes,' he replied."

Abu Hurayra said, "The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless himand grant him peace, forbade for someone to have both his name and hiskunya. He said, 'I am Abu'l-Qasim. Allah gives and I distribute.'"

See hadith 837.

Usama ibn Zayd reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allahbless him and grant him peace, arrived at a gathering which included 'Abdullahibn Ubayy ibn Salul before 'Abdullah ibn Ubayy had become Muslim. He said,"Do not bother us in our gathering." The Prophet, may Allah bless him andgrant him peace, went to Sa'd ibn 'Ubada and said, "Sa'd, did you not hearwhat Abu Hubab said?" He meant 'Abdullah ibn Ubayy ibn Salul.

Anas said, "The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace,visited us. I had a young brother who used the kunya of Abu 'Umayr. Hehad a sparrow which he used to play with it and it had died. The Prophet,may Allah bless him and grant him peace, came it and saw that he was sad.He asked, 'What is wrong with him?' He was told, 'His sparrow has died.'The Prophet said, 'Abu 'Umayr, what has happened to the little sparrow?'"

'Abdullah gave 'Alqama the kunya Abu Shibl when he had no children.

'Alqama said, "'Abdullah gave me a kunya before I had a child."

'A'isha said, "I went to the Prophet, may Allah bless him and granthim peace, and said, 'Messenger of Allah, you give your wives kunyas, sogive me a kunya.' He said, 'Take the kunya of your nephew, 'Abdullah.'"

'A'isha said, "Prophet of Allah, will you not give me a kunya?"He said, "Use the kunya of your son," i.e. 'Abdullah ibn az-Zubayr. Shewas given the kunya Umm 'Abdullah.

Sahl ibn Sa'd related that the name which 'Ali, may Allah be pleasedwith him, liked best was Abu Turab and that he was happy when he was calledthat. Only the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, calledhim that. One day 'Ali was cross with Fatima and went out and reclinedagainst the wall of the mosque. The Prophet, may Allah bless him and granthim peace, came to look for him and was told that he was leaning againstthe wall. The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, went upto him and found that his back was covered with dust. The Prophet, mayAllah bless him and grant him peace, began to wipe the dust off his backand said, 'Sit down Abu Turab (father of dust)!'"

Anas said, "While the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant himpeace, was in one of our palm groves where the trees belonged to Abu Talha,he went out to answer a call of nature. Bilal was walking behind him. TheProphet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, honoured him by askinghim to walk at his side. The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant himpeace, passed by a grave and stood there until Bilal reached him. he said,'Woe to you, Bilal. Did you hear what I heard?' He replied, 'I did nothear anything.' He said, 'The man in the grave is being punished.' He foundthat it was a Jew."

Qays said, "I heard Mu'awiya say to a young brother of his, 'Mountyour slave behind you.' He refused. Mu'awiya said to him, 'How badly youhave been taught!' I heard Abu Sufyan say, 'leave your brother alone.'"

Musa ibn 'Ali reported from his father that 'Amr ibn al-'As said,"When you have a lot of close friends, you have a lot of creditors." Thetransmitter asked Musa, "What are creditors?" "Rights owed," he replied.