Hadith 3756

Chapter 69

باب 69

(69) باب فِي تَغْيِيرِ الأَسْمَاءِ

(69) Chapter: Changing names (RU)
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حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ زِيَادٍ، سَبَلاَنُ حَدَّثَنَا عَبَّادُ بْنُ عَبَّادٍ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " أَحَبُّ الأَسْمَاءِ إِلَى اللَّهِ تَعَالَى عَبْدُ اللَّهِ وَعَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ " .

Ibn 'Umar reported the Messenger of Allah (May peace be upon him) as saying :
Your names which are dearest to Allah are 'Abd Allah and 'Abd al-Rahman. (RU)

Reference (RU): Sunan Abi Dawud 4949 (RU)

In-book reference (RU): Book 43, Hadith 177 (RU)

English translation (RU): Book 42, Hadith 4931 (RU)