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الادب المفرد
Adab al-Mufrad
كتاب الأسماءBook of Names
بَابُ أَحَبِّ الأسْمَاءِ إِلَى اللهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّChapter: The Most Beloved Names to Allah
Hadith 815
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا صَدَقَةُ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ الْمُنْكَدِرِ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ قَالَ: وُلِدَ لِرَجُلٍ مِنَّا غُلاَمٌ فَسَمَّاهُ: الْقَاسِمَ، فَقُلْنَا: لاَ نُكَنِّيكَ أَبَا الْقَاسِمِ وَلاَ كَرَامَةَ، فَأُخْبِرَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ: ”سَمِّ ابْنَكَ عَبْدَ الرَّحْمَنِ.“
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that a son was born to one of us, so he named him Qasim. We said: We will neither call you Abu al-Qasim nor honor you with that title. This was mentioned to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), so he said: "Name your son Abdur-Rahman."
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Maulana Usman Muneeb
Benefits and Issues:
➊ The kunyah (patronymic) of the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam was Abu al-Qasim, therefore the noble Companions radi Allahu anhum did not approve of calling anyone else by this kunyah.
➋ Whenever you (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) changed a name, you would choose a good name. Thus, ‘Abd al-Rahman was, in your view, even better than the name Qasim, because it is the most beloved to Allah Ta’ala.
➊ The kunyah (patronymic) of the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam was Abu al-Qasim, therefore the noble Companions radi Allahu anhum did not approve of calling anyone else by this kunyah.
➋ Whenever you (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) changed a name, you would choose a good name. Thus, ‘Abd al-Rahman was, in your view, even better than the name Qasim, because it is the most beloved to Allah Ta’ala.
Source: Fadlullah al-Ahad: Urdu Commentary on al-Adab al-Mufrad, Page: 815
