Hadith 25135

Chapter 6

باب 6

(6) باب جَوَازِ قَوْلِهِ لِغَيْرِ ابْنِهِ يَا بُنَىَّ وَاسْتِحْبَابِهِ لِلْمُلاَطَفَةِ

(6) Chapter: It Is Permissible To Say: "O My Son" To Someone Other Than One's Son, And It Is Recommended To Speak Kindly
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حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ الْغُبَرِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي عُثْمَانَ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ، مَالِكٍ قَالَ قَالَ لِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " يَا بُنَىَّ " .

Anas b Malik reported that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) addressed me:
O My Son.

Reference: Sahih Muslim 2151

In-book reference: Book 38, Hadith 38

USC-MSA web (English) reference(deprecated numbering scheme): Book 25, Hadith 5351