سنن ابي داود
Abu Dawud
كتاب الأدبGeneral Behavior (Kitab Al-Adab)
باب فِي تَغْيِيرِ الأَسْمَاءِChapter: Changing names.
Hadith 4951
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيل ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ ، عَنْ ثَابِتٍ ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ ، قَالَ : " ذَهَبْتُ بِعَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي طَلْحَةَ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ حِينَ وُلِدَ ، وَالنَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي عَبَاءَةٍ يَهْنَأُ بَعِيرًا لَهُ ، قَالَ : هَلْ مَعَكَ تَمْرٌ , قُلْتُ : نَعَمْ , قَالَ : فَنَاوَلْتُهُ تَمَرَاتٍ ، فَأَلْقَاهُنَّ فِي فِيهِ فَلَاكَهُنَّ ، ثُمَّ فَغَرَ فَاهُ فَأَوْجَرَهُنَّ إِيَّاهُ ، فَجَعَلَ الصَّبِيُّ يَتَلَمَّظُ , فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : حُبُّ الْأَنْصَارِ التَّمْرَ ، وَسَمَّاهُ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ " .
Anas said; I took Abdullah bin Abi Talhah, when he was born, to the Prophet ﷺ, and the prophet ﷺ was wearing a wool;en cloak and rubbing tar on his camel. He asked: Have you some dates? I said: Yes. I then gave him some dates which he put in his mouth, chewed them, opened his mouth and them in it. The baby began to lick them. The prophet ﷺ said: ANSAR’s favourite (fruit) is dates. And he gave him the name of Abdur-Rahman.
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
➊ It is recommended (mustahabb) to arrange for a newborn to be given something to eat by righteous individuals, and dates (tamr) are a good item for this purpose.
➋ A name can be given before the seventh day as well.
➌ The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) did not feel any shame in performing his own tasks.
➊ It is recommended (mustahabb) to arrange for a newborn to be given something to eat by righteous individuals, and dates (tamr) are a good item for this purpose.
➋ A name can be given before the seventh day as well.
➌ The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) did not feel any shame in performing his own tasks.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 4951
