الادب المفرد

Al-Adab al-Mufrad

كتاب الكنية

Book of Kunya (Nicknames)

بَابُ مَنْ كَنَّى رَجُلاً بِشَيْءٍ هُوَ فِيهِ أَوْ بِأَحَدِهِمْ

Chapter: Giving a Kunya Based on a Trait or One of Them

1 hadith
Hadith 852
حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدُ بْنُ مَخْلَدٍ، قَالَ‏:‏ حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ بِلاَلٍ قَالَ‏:‏ حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو حَازِمٍ، عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ، إِنْ كَانَتْ أَحَبَّ أَسْمَاءِ عَلِيٍّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ إِلَيْهِ لَأَبُو تُرَابٍ، وَإِنْ كَانَ لَيَفْرَحُ أَنْ يُدْعَى بِهَا، وَمَا سَمَّاهُ أَبَا تُرَابٍ إِلاَّ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، غَاضَبَ يَوْمًا فَاطِمَةَ، فَخَرَجَ فَاضْطَجَعَ إِلَى الْجِدَارِ إِلَى الْمَسْجِدِ، وَجَاءَهُ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَتْبَعُهُ، فَقَالَ‏:‏ هُوَ ذَا مُضْطَجِعٌ فِي الْجِدَارِ، فَجَاءَ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَقَدِ امْتَلَأَ ظَهْرُهُ تُرَابًا، فَجَعَلَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَمْسَحُ التُّرَابَ عَنْ ظَهْرِهِ وَيَقُولُ‏:‏ ”اجْلِسْ أَبَا تُرَابٍ‏.‏“
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Sahl bin Sa’d (may Allah be pleased with him) that Sayyiduna Ali’s (may Allah be pleased with him) favorite name was Abu Turab. He would be pleased when called by this name because it was the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) who had given him this name. One day, he became upset with Sayyida Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her) and left the house, lying down by the wall of the mosque. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) came looking for him, and he was informed that Ali was lying there by the wall in the mosque. So the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) came and saw that Ali’s back was covered with dust. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) began to brush the dust off his back and said: “Abu Turab, (get up) sit down.”
Hadith Reference الادب المفرد / كتاب الكنية / 852
Hadith Grading الألبانی: صحيح
Hadith Takhrij «صحيح : أخرجه البخاري ، كتاب الأدب : 6204 و مسلم : 2409»