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سنن ابي داود
Abu Dawud
كتاب الأدبGeneral Behavior (Kitab Al-Adab)
باب فِيمَنْ يَتَكَنَّى بِأَبِي عِيسَىChapter: One who has the kunyah of Abu Eisa.
Hadith 4963
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا هَارُونُ بْنُ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَبِي الزَّرْقَاءِ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي ، حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ ، عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَسْلَمَ ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ : " أَنَّ عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ ضَرَبَ ابْنًا لَهُ تَكَنَّى : أَبَا عِيسَى ، وَأَنَّ الْمُغِيرَةَ بْنَ شُعْبَةَ تَكَنَّى بابي عِيسَى ، فَقَالَ لَهُ عُمَرُ " أَمَا يَكْفِيكَ أَنْ تُكْنَى بابي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ , فَقَالَ : إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَنَّانِي , فَقَالَ : إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَدْ غُفِرَ لَهُ مَا تَقَدَّمَ مِنْ ذَنْبِهِ ، وَمَا تَأَخَّرَ ، وَإِنَّا فِي جَلْجَتِنَا ، فَلَمْ يَزَلْ يُكْنَى بابي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ حَتَّى هَلَكَ " .
Narrated Umar ibn al-Khattab: Zayd ibn Aslam quoted his father as saying: Umar ibn al-Khattab (Allah be pleased with him) struck one of his sons who was given the kunyah Abu Isa, and al-Mughirah ibn Shubah had the kunyah Abu Isa. Umar said to him: Is it not sufficient for you that you are called by the kunyah Abu Abdullah? He replied: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ gave me this kunyah. Thereupon he said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ was forgiven all his sins, past and those followed. But we are among the people similar to us. Henceforth he was called by the kunyah Abu Abdullah until he died.
Brief Explanation
1؎: Umar radi Allahu anhu forbade the use of the kunyah (patronymic) Abu Isa for the reason that there was a concern people might fall into the misconception that Isa alayhis salam (Jesus, peace be upon him) also had a father. This is why Umar radi Allahu anhu said that adopting this kunyah is among the special characteristics of the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam.
2؎: The purpose is that we are ordinary Muslims, and we do not know what our end will be.
2؎: The purpose is that we are ordinary Muslims, and we do not know what our end will be.
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
It is permissible to adopt the kunyah (patronymic) Abu Isa; however, it is better to avoid it.
This is so that the honor of Isa (alayhis salam) remains preserved even verbally, and so that no one is led to suspect that Isa (alayhis salam) also had a father.
It is permissible to adopt the kunyah (patronymic) Abu Isa; however, it is better to avoid it.
This is so that the honor of Isa (alayhis salam) remains preserved even verbally, and so that no one is led to suspect that Isa (alayhis salam) also had a father.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 4963
