سنن ابي داود
Abu Dawud
كتاب الأدبGeneral Behavior (Kitab Al-Adab)
باب فِي تَغْيِيرِ الاِسْمِ الْقَبِيحِChapter: Changing bad names.
Hadith 4957
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ , حَدَّثَنَا هَاشِمُ بْنُ الْقَاسِمِ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَقِيلٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا مُجَالِدُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ ، عَنْ الشَّعْبِيِّ ، عَنْ مَسْرُوقٍ ، قَالَ : " لَقِيتُ عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ ، فَقَالَ : مَنْ أَنْتَ ؟ , قُلْتُ : مَسْرُوقُ بْنُ الْأَجْدَعِ , فَقَالَ عُمَرُ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، يَقُولُ :الْأَجْدُعُ شَيْطَانٌ " .
Narrated Umar ibn al-Khattab: Masruq said: I met Umar ibn al-Khattab (Allah be pleased with him) who said: Who are you? I replied: Masruq ibn al-Ajda'. Umar then said: I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: al-Ajda' (mutilated) is a devil.
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Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefits and Issues:
The literal meaning of (ajda‘) is "cut off" or "mutilated." Just as in Urdu, in Arabic too, the phrase "nose cut off" is used in the sense of dishonor or disgrace. However, deprivation of other limbs (for example: a‘raj, lame) does not carry this negative connotation. Therefore, it is better to avoid such a name.
The literal meaning of (ajda‘) is "cut off" or "mutilated." Just as in Urdu, in Arabic too, the phrase "nose cut off" is used in the sense of dishonor or disgrace. However, deprivation of other limbs (for example: a‘raj, lame) does not carry this negative connotation. Therefore, it is better to avoid such a name.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 3731
