(362) بَابُ الصَّرْمِ
'Ali said, "When al-Husayn was born, I named him Harb (war). TheProphet came and said, 'Show me your son. What have you named him?' 'Harb,'we replied. He said, "He is Hasan.' When al-Husayn was born, I named himHarb. The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, came and said,'Show me your son. What have you named him?' 'Harb,' we replied. He said,"He is Husayn.' When we had a third son, I named him Harb. The Prophet,may Allah bless him and grant him peace, came and said, 'Show me your son.What have you named him?' 'Harb,' we replied. He said, "He is Muhassin."Then he said, 'I have named them according to the names of the sons ofHarun:
Shabr, Shubayr, and Mushabbir.'"
Reference: Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 823
In-book reference: Book 34, Hadith 13
English translation: Book 34, Hadith 823