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Sahih Bukhari 6206 — Good Manners and Form (Al-Adab)
The name which is most disliked by Allah.
Sahih Bukhari : 6206
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 6206
حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ، عَنِ الأَعْرَجِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، رِوَايَةً قَالَ " أَخْنَعُ اسْمٍ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ ـ وَقَالَ سُفْيَانُ غَيْرَ مَرَّةٍ أَخْنَعُ الأَسْمَاءِ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ ـ رَجُلٌ تَسَمَّى بِمَلِكِ الأَمْلاَكِ ". قَالَ سُفْيَانُ يَقُولُ غَيْرُهُ تَفْسِيرُهُ شَاهَانْ شَاهْ.
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "The most awful (meanest) name in Allah's sight." Sufyan said more than once, "The most awful (meanest) name in Allah's sight is (that of) a man calling himself king of kings." Sufyan said, "Somebody else (i.e. other than Abu Az-Zinad, a sub-narrator) says: What is meant by 'The king of kings' is 'Shahan Shah.,"
[1] Shāhān Shāh is a Persian word bearing the same meaning. This indicates that it is forbidden to call oneself by such a name in any language.Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 6206In-book reference : Book 78, Hadith 230USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 8, Book 73, Hadith 225
