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Sahih Bukhari 6204 — Abu Turab Nickname
To be called Abu Turab, though one already has another Kunyah name
Hadith About Ali Being Called Abu Turab
Sahih Bukhari : 6204
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 6204
حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدُ بْنُ مَخْلَدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو حَازِمٍ، عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ، قَالَ إِنْ كَانَتْ أَحَبَّ أَسْمَاءِ عَلِيٍّ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ إِلَيْهِ لأَبُو تُرَابٍ، وَإِنْ كَانَ لَيَفْرَحُ أَنْ يُدْعَى بِهَا، وَمَا سَمَّاهُ أَبُو تُرَابٍ إِلاَّ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم غَاضَبَ يَوْمًا فَاطِمَةَ فَخَرَجَ فَاضْطَجَعَ إِلَى الْجِدَارِ إِلَى الْمَسْجِدِ، فَجَاءَهُ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَتْبَعُهُ، فَقَالَ هُوَ ذَا مُضْطَجِعٌ فِي الْجِدَارِ فَجَاءَهُ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَامْتَلأَ ظَهْرُهُ تُرَابًا، فَجَعَلَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَمْسَحُ التُّرَابَ عَنْ ظَهْرِهِ يَقُولُ " اجْلِسْ يَا أَبَا تُرَابٍ ".
Sahl bin Sa`d Narrated from:
The most beloved names to `Ali was Abu Turab, and he used to be pleased when we called him by it, for none named him Abu Turab (for the first time), but the Prophet. Once `Ali got angry with (his wife) Fatima, and went out (of his house) and slept near a wall in the mosque. The Prophet (ﷺ) came searching for him, and someone said, "He is there, Lying near the wall." The Prophet (ﷺ) came to him while his (`Ali's) back was covered with dust. The Prophet (ﷺ) started removing the dust from his back, saying, "Get up, O Abu Turab!"
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 6204In-book reference : Book 78, Hadith 228USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 8, Book 73, Hadith 223
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 6204
This Hadith explains the nickname Abu Turab and why Ali loved it. Sahl bin Sa'd said that Abu Turab was among the names Ali loved most, and he was pleased when people called him by it. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم was the one who first called him Abu Turab. The report says Ali had become upset with Fatima and went out, then lay near a wall in the mosque. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم came looking for him and found his back covered with dust. He began removing the dust and said, “Get up, O Abu Turab.” This Hadith about Abu Turab shows a gentle nickname given in a real moment of care.
What we learn from this hadith
- Ali loved the nickname Abu Turab because the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم gave it to him.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم searched for Ali when he was away.
- He gently removed dust from Ali’s back.
- A nickname can carry love and a remembered moment.
