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الادب المفرد
Adab al-Mufrad
كتاب الأسماء
Book of Names
بَابُ الْعَاصِ
Chapter: Al-Asi (The Disobedient)
Al-Adab al-Mufrad 826 — Al-Asi (The Disobedient)
حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ زَكَرِيَّا قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي عَامِرٌ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ مُطِيعٍ قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ مُطِيعًا يَقُولُ: سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ، يَوْمَ فَتْحِ مَكَّةَ: ”لَا يُقْتَلُ قُرَشِيٌّ صَبْرًا بَعْدَ الْيَوْمِ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ“، فَلَمْ يُدْرِكِ الإِسْلاَمَ أَحَدٌ مِنْ عُصَاةِ قُرَيْشٍ غَيْرُ مُطِيعٍ، كَانَ اسْمُهُ الْعَاصَ فَسَمَّاهُ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مُطِيعًا.
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Muti’ bin Aswad ‘Adawi (may Allah be pleased with him) that I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) say on the day of the conquest of Makkah: “From today until the Day of Resurrection, no Quraishi will be taken captive and killed.” Thus, among the men of Quraish named ‘As, on that day none became Muslim except Muti’. His name was ‘As, so the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) named him Muti’.
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Maulana Usman Muneeb
Benefits and Issues:
➊ The commonly understood meaning of "Aas" is disobedience; therefore, the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) changed that name.
➋ "No Qurayshi will be killed" is a statement of information, and its meaning is that no Qurayshi will become an apostate such that he would be taken captive and killed for this crime. This does not negate the possibility of them being unjustly killed, as indeed several Qurayshis were later killed.
➌ Imam Nawawi (rahimahullah) states that in the hadith, "Asaat" does not refer to disobedient people, but rather it is the plural of the name "Aas." What is meant are those people whose names were "Aas," such as Aas ibn Wa'il, Aas ibn Hisham, Aas ibn Sa'id, and others. (Sahih al-Adab al-Mufrad)
➊ The commonly understood meaning of "Aas" is disobedience; therefore, the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) changed that name.
➋ "No Qurayshi will be killed" is a statement of information, and its meaning is that no Qurayshi will become an apostate such that he would be taken captive and killed for this crime. This does not negate the possibility of them being unjustly killed, as indeed several Qurayshis were later killed.
➌ Imam Nawawi (rahimahullah) states that in the hadith, "Asaat" does not refer to disobedient people, but rather it is the plural of the name "Aas." What is meant are those people whose names were "Aas," such as Aas ibn Wa'il, Aas ibn Hisham, Aas ibn Sa'id, and others. (Sahih al-Adab al-Mufrad)
Source: Fadlullah al-Ahad: Urdu Commentary on al-Adab al-Mufrad, Page: 826
