(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." (RU)
Reference (RU): Sunan Ibn Majah 3738 (RU)
In-book reference (RU): Book 33, Hadith 83 (RU)
English translation (RU): Vol. 5, Book 33, Hadith 3738 (RU)