(34) باب الرَّجُلِ يُكَنَّى قَبْلَ أَنْ يُولَدَ لَهُ
It was narrated from Hamzah bin Suhaib that Umar said to Suhaib:
"Why are you called Abu Yahya when you do not have a son?" He said: "The Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) gave me the Kunya of Abu Yahya." (JA)
Reference (JA): Sunan Ibn Majah 3738 (JA)
In-book reference (JA): Book 33, Hadith 83 (JA)
English translation (JA): Vol. 5, Book 33, Hadith 3738 (JA)