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Support Us38/1. Chapter:
حديث أَنَس رضي الله عنها، قَالَ: دَعَا رَجُلٌ بِالْبَقِيعِ، يَا أَبَا الْقَاسِمِ فَالْتَفَتَ إِلَيْهِ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فَقَالَ: لَمْ أَعْنِكَ قَالَ: سَمُّوا بِاسْمِي وَلَا تَكْتَنُوا بِكُنْيَتِي.
A man at Al-Baqî' called, "O Abul-Qâsim!" The Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) turned to him and the man said (to the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم)), "I did not intend to call you." The Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) said, "Name yourselves by my name but not by my Kunya name [1] (i.e. Abul-Qâsim). ( Sahîh Al-Bukhârî, Hadîth No. 332, Vol. 3)
[1] Kunya : Means calling a man: O father of so-and-so! Or calling a woman: O mother of so-and-so and this is a custom of the Arabs.
حديث جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ الأَنْصَارِيِّ، قَالَ: وُلِدَ لَرَجُلٍ مِنَّا غُلَامٌ، فَسَمَّاهُ الْقَاسِمَ فَقَالَتِ الأَنْصَارُ: لَا نَكْنِيكَ أَبَا الْقَاسِمِ، وَلَا نُنْعِمُكَ عَيْنًافَأَتَى النَّبِيَّ ﷺ، فَقَالَ: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ وُلِدَ لِي غُلَامٌ، فَسَمَّيْتُهُ الْقَاسِمَ، فَقَالَتِ الأَنْصَارُ: لَا نَكْنِيكَ أَبَا الْقَاسِمِ، وَلَا نُنْعِمُكَ عَيْنًافَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ: أَحْسَنَتِ الأَنْصَارُ، سَمُّوا بِاسْمِي، وَلَا تَكَنَّوْا بِكُنْيَتِي، فَإِنَّمَا أَنا قَاسِمٌ.
A man amongst us begot a boy whom he named Al-Qâsim. On that the Ansâr said, (to the man), "We will never call you Abul-Qâsim and will never please you with this blessed title." So, he went to the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) and said, "O Allâh's Messenger! I have begotten a boy whom I named Al-Qâsim and the Ansâr said, 'We will never call you Abul-Qâsim, nor will we please you with this title.' " The Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) said, "The Ansâr have done well. Name by my name, but do not name by my Kunya, for I am Qâsim." ( Sahîh Al-Bukhârî, Hadîth No. 345, Vol. 4)
حديث جَابِرٍ رضي الله عنها، قَالَ: وُلِدَ لِرَجُلٍ مِنَّا غُلَامٌ، فَسَمَّاهُ الْقَاسِمَ، فَقُلْنَا: لَا نَكْنِيكَ أَبَا الْقَاسِمِ، وَلَا كَرَامَةَ فَأَخْبَرَ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ، فَقَالَ: سَمِّ ابْنَكَ عَبْدَ الرَّحْمنِ.
A boy was born for a man among us and the man named him Al-Qâsim. We said to him, "We will not call you Abul-Qâsim, nor will we respect you for that." The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم was informed about that, and he said, "Name your son 'Abdur Rahmân." ( Sahîh Al-Bukhâri, Hadîth No. 205, Vol. 8)
حديث أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ: قَالَ أَبُو الْقَاسِمِ ﷺ: سَمُّوا بِاسْمِي وَلَا تَكْتَنُوا بِكْنْيَتِي.
(The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم ) Abul-Qâsim said, "Name yourselves after me, but do not call yourselves by my Kunya." ( Sahîh Al-Bukhâri, Hadîth No. 739, Vol. 4)
38/3. Chapter:
حديث أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ زَيْنَبَ كَانَ اسْمُهَا بَرَّةً، فَقِيلَ تُزَكِّي نَفْسَهَا فَسَمَّاهَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ، زَيْنَبَ.
Zainab's original name was Barrah [1] but it was said, "By that she is giving herself the prestige of piety." So the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم changed her name to Zainab. ( Sahîh Al-Bukhâri, Hadîth No. 212, Vol. 8)
[1] Barrah means pious.
38/4. Chapter:
حديث أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ: أَخْنَعُ الأَسْمَاءِ عِنْدَ اللهِ رَجُلٌ تَسَمَّى بِمَلِكِ الأَمْلَاكِ.
The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said, "The most perfidious (awful) name in Allâh's consideration is, that of a man calling himself king of kings.” ( Sahîh Al-Bukhârî, Hadîth No. 225, Vol. 8)
38/5. Chapter:
[1] (Ch.5) Tahnîk is the process of chewing some sweet food (e.g., dates or honey) and putting it into the baby's mouth and rubbing its chin to train it to eat, and pronouncing Adhân in the ear of a baby etc., and giving a name to the child, and Aqîqa is the sacrificing of one or two sheep on the occasion of the birth of a child, as a token of gratitude to Allâh (two sheep for a male child and one sheep for a female child).
حديث أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ رضي الله عنها قَالَ: كَانَ ابْنٌ لأَبِي طَلْحَةَ يَشْتَكِي، فَخَرَجَ أَبُو طَلْحَةَ، فَقُبِضَ الصَّبِيُّ فَلَمَّا رَجَعَ أَبُو طَلْحَةَ، قَالَ: مَا فَعَل ابْني ⦗٤٨⦘ قَالَتْ أُمُّ سُلَيْمٍ: هُوَ أَسْكَنُ مَا كَانَ فَقَرَّبَتْ إِلَيْهِ الْعَشَاءَ، فَتَعَشَّى، ثُمَّ أَصَابَ مِنْهَا فَلَمَّا فَرَغَ، قَالَتْ: وَارِ الصَّبِيَّ فَلَمَّا أَصْبَحَ أَبُو طَلْحَةَ أَتَى رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ، فَأَخْبَرَهُ فَقَالَ: أَعْرَسْتُمُ اللَّيْلَةَ قَالَ: نَعَمْ قَالَ: اللهُمَّ بَارِكْ لَهُمَا فَوَلَدَتْ غُلَامًا قَالَ لِي أَبُو طَلْحَةَ: احْفَظْهُ حَتَّى تَأْتِيَ بِهِ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَأَتَى بِهِ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ، وَأَرْسَلَتْ مَعَهُ بِتَمَرَاتٍ، فَأَخَذَهُ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فَقَالَ: أَمَعَهُ شَيْءٌ قَالُوا: نَعَمْ، تَمَرَاتٌ فَأَخَذَهَا النَّبِيُّ ﷺ، فَمَضَغَهَا، ثُمَّ أَخَذَ مِنْ فِيهِ، فَجَعَلَهَا فِي فِي الصَّبِيِّ، وَحَنَّكَهُ بِهِ، وَسَمَّاهُ عَبْدَ اللهِ.
Abû Talha had a child who was sick. The child died when Abû Talha had gone out. When Abû Talha returned home, he asked, “How does my son fare?” Umm Sulaim (his wife) replied, “He is quieter than he has ever been.” Then she brought supper for him and he took his supper and slept with her. When he had finished, she said, (to him), “Bury the child (as he is dead).”Next morning Abû Talha came to Allâh’s Messenger ﷺ and told him about that. The Prophet ﷺ said (to him), “Did you sleep with your wife last night?” Abû Talha said, “Yes”. The Prophet ﷺ said, “O Allâh! Bestow Your Blessing on them as regards that night of theirs.”Then (later on) Umm Sulaim gave birth to a boy. Abû Talha told me to take care of the child till he was taken to the Prophet ﷺ. Abû Talha took the child to the Prophet ﷺ and Umm Sulaim sent some dates along with the child. The Prophet ﷺ took the child (on his lap) and asked if there was something with him. They replied, "Yes, a few dates." The Prophet ﷺ took a date, chewed it, took some of it out of his mouth, put it into the child's mouth and did Tahnik for him with that, and named him 'Abdullâh.( Sahîh Al-Bukhârî, Hadîth No. 379, Vol. 7)
حديث أَبِي مُوسى رضي الله عنها، قَالَ: وُلِدَ لِي غُلَامٌ، فَأَتَيْتُ بِهِ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ، فَسَمَّاهُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، فَحَنَّكَهُ بِتَمْرَةٍ وَدَعَا لَهُ بِالْبَرَكَةِ وَدَفَعَه إِلَيَّ وَكَانَ أَكْبَرَ وَلَدِ أَبِي مُوسى.
A son was born to me and I took him to the Prophet ﷺ who named him Ibrâhîm, (Abraham) did Tahnik for him with a date (fruit), invoked Allâh to bless him and returned him to me. (The narrator added: That was Abû Mûsa's eldest son.) ( Sahîh Al-Bukhârî, Hadîth No. 376, Vol. 7)
حديث أَسْمَاءَ ﵂، أَنَّهَا حَمَلَتْ بِعَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ قَالَتْ: فَخَرَجْتُ وَأَنَا مُتِمٌّ فَأَتَيْتُ الْمَدِينَةَ، فَنَزَلْتُ بِقُبَاءٍ، فَوَلَدْتُهُ بِقُبَاءٍ ثُمَّ أَتَيْتُ بِهِ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ، فَوَضَعْتُهُ فِي حَجْرِهِ ثُمَّ دَعَا بِتَمْرَةٍ فَمَضَغَهَا، ثُمَّ تَفَلَ فِي فِيهِ فَكَانَ أَوّلَ شَيْءٍ دَخَلَ جَوْفَهُ رِيقُ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ ثُمَّ حَنَّكَهُ بِتَمْرَةٍ، ثُمَّ دَعَا لَهُ وَبَرَّكَ عَلَيْهِ؛ وَكَانَ أَوَّلَ مَوْلُودٍ وُلِدَ فِي الإِسْلَامِ.
Narrated Asmâ' رضى الله عنها that she conceived 'Abdullâh bin Az-Zubair. She added, "I migrated to Al-Madîna while I was at full term of pregnancy and alighted at Quba' where I gave birth to him. Then I brought him to the Prophet ﷺ and put him on his lap. The Prophet ﷺ asked for a date (fruit), chewed it, and put some of its juice in the child's mouth. So, the first thing that entered the child's stomach was the saliva of Allâh's Messenger ﷺ.Then the Prophet ﷺ rubbed the child's palate with a date (fruit) and invoked for Allâh's Blessings on him, and he was the first child born (amongst the emigrants) in the Islâmic land (i.e. Al-Madîna). ( Sahîh Al-Bukhârî, Hadîth No. 248, Vol. 5)
حديث سَهْلِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ قَالَ: أُتِيَ بِالْمُنْذِرِ ابْنِ أَبِي أُسَيْدٍ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ، حِينَ وُلِدَ، فَوَضَعَهُ عَلَى فَخِذِهِ، وَأَبُو أُسَيْدٍ جَالِسٌ؛ فَلَهَا النَّبِيُّ ﷺ بِشَيْءٍ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ، فَأَمَرَ أَبُو أُسَيْدٍ بِابْنِهِ فَاحْتُمِلَ مِنْ فَخِذِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ، فَاسْتَفَاقَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ، فَقَالَ: أَيْنَ الصَّبِيُّ فَقَالَ أَبُو أُسَيْدٍ: قَلَبْنَاهُ، يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ قَالَ: مَا اسْمُهُ قَالَ: فُلَانٌ قَالَ: وَلكِنْ أَسْمِهِ الْمُنْذِرَ فَسَمَّاهِ يَوْمَئِذٍ الْمُنْذِرَ.
When Al-Mundhir bin Abû Usaid was born. He was brought to the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم, who placed him on his thigh. While Abû Usaid was sitting there, the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم was busy with something in his hands so Abû Usaid told someone to take his son from the thigh of the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم.When the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم finished his job (with which he was busy) he said, "Where is the boy?" Abû Usaid replied, "We have sent him home." The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said, "What is his name? Abû Usaid told the boy's name." The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said, "No, his name is Al-Mundhir." From that day the boy was called as Al-Mundhir. ( Sahîh Al-Bukhârî, Hadîth No. 211, Vol. 8)
