38/1. Chapter:
Al-Lu'lu Wal-Marjan 1381 — The Book of Al-Adâb (Good-Manners)
It is prohibited to call anybody except Allâh's Messenger (ﷺ) with the Kunya of Abul-Qâsim, and mentioning of preferable names.
Al-Lu'lu Wal-Marjan : 1381
Al-Lu'lu Wal-MarjanHadith Number 1381
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.
Jabir bin `Abdullah Al-Ansari Narrated from:
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)
