43/65. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 2835 — Disliked Names
What Has Been Related About What Names Are Disliked
Hadith About Names the Prophet Forbade
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 2835
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 2835
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أَحْمَدَ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ، عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " لأَنْهَيَنَّ أَنْ يُسَمَّى رَافِعٌ وَبَرَكَةُ وَيَسَارٌ " . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ غَرِيبٌ . هَكَذَا رَوَاهُ أَبُو أَحْمَدَ عَنْ سُفْيَانَ عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ عَنْ جَابِرٍ عَنْ عُمَرَ وَرَوَاهُ غَيْرُهُ عَنْ سُفْيَانَ عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ عَنْ جَابِرٍ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم . وَأَبُو أَحْمَدَ ثِقَةٌ حَافِظٌ وَالْمَشْهُورُ عِنْدَ النَّاسِ هَذَا الْحَدِيثُ عَنْ جَابِرٍ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَلَيْسَ فِيهِ عَنْ عُمَرَ .
'Umar Narrated from:
The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ) Said: "I Forbid Naming With Rafi, Barakah And Yasar."
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2835In-book reference : Book 43, Hadith 109English translation : Vol. 5, Book 41, Hadith 2835
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 2835
This hadith about names the Prophet forbade mentions three names: Rafi, Barakah, and Yasar. The wording says, 'I forbid naming with Rafi, Barakah and Yasar.' The narration is connected to naming manners, not to a general attack on people who already carried names. The text does not explain the reason in this particular translation, so the explanation should not invent one here. It is enough to say that the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم guided Muslims away from certain names. In the same batch, another narration gives a reason for similar names: a person may ask, 'Is he there?' and the answer may be, 'No.' That related text helps readers understand the naming theme without adding unrelated claims.
What we learn from this hadith
- The narration mentions avoiding the names Rafi, Barakah, and Yasar.
- The hadith belongs to the topic of Islamic naming manners.
- The text should not be turned into a judgment on every person with those names.
- Related narrations in the batch show that wording and meaning in names matter.
