الادب المفرد
Adab al-Mufrad
كتاب الكنيةBook of Kunya (Nicknames)
بَابُ الْكُنْيَةِ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُولَدَ لَهُChapter: Kunya Before Having a Child
Hadith 849
حَدَّثَنَا عَارِمٌ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ الأَعْمَشُ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنْ عَلْقَمَةَ قَالَ: كَنَّانِي عَبْدُ اللهِ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُولَدَ لِي.
It is narrated from Ibrahim Nakha'i (may Allah have mercy on him), he says that Alqamah (may Allah have mercy on him) said: Before I had children, Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) gave me a kunyah (patronymic name).
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Maulana Usman Muneeb
Benefits and Issues:
From this, it is understood that it is permissible to adopt a kunyah (teknonym) even before the birth of children. It is not necessary that only a person who has children may have a kunyah; rather, a childless person may also adopt a kunyah.
From this, it is understood that it is permissible to adopt a kunyah (teknonym) even before the birth of children. It is not necessary that only a person who has children may have a kunyah; rather, a childless person may also adopt a kunyah.
Source: Fadlullah al-Ahad: Urdu Commentary on al-Adab al-Mufrad, Page: 849
