Hadith 13568

Chapter 373

باب 373

(373) بَابُ اسْمِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَكُنْيَتِهِ

(373) Chapter: The Prophet's name and kunya, may Allah bless him and grant him peace
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حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يُوسُفَ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ سَالِمِ بْنِ أَبِي الْجَعْدِ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ قَالَ: وُلِدَ لِرَجُلٍ مِنَّا غُلاَمٌ فَسَمَّاهُ الْقَاسِمَ، فَقَالَتِ الأَنْصَارُ: لاَ نُكَنِّيكَ أَبَا الْقَاسِمِ، وَلاَ نُنْعِمُكَ عَيْنًا، فَأَتَى النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ لَهُ: مَا قَالَتِ الأَنْصَارُ، فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم: أَحْسَنَتِ الأَنْصَارُ، تَسَمُّوا بِاسْمِي، وَلاَ تَكْتَنُوا بِكُنْيَتِي، فَإِنَّمَا أَنَا قَاسِمٌ.


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)."

Reference: Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 842

In-book reference: Book 35, Hadith 1

English translation: Book 35, Hadith 842