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الفتح الربانی
Fath al-Rabbani
طواف المفرد والقارن والمتمتعTawaf of the Individual, the Qarin, and the Mutamatti'
بَابُ مَا جَاءَ فِي الْكُنْيَةِ وَاللَّقَبِ وَمَنْ كَنَّاهُمُ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَChapter on What Has Been Reported Regarding Kunyah (Patronymic) and Nicknames, and Those Whom the Prophet (peace be upon him) Gave Kunyah
Hadith 4776
اُردوEn
عَنْ أَبِي جَبِيرَةَ ابْنِ الضَّحَّاكِ الْأَنْصَارِيِّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ عَنْ عُمُومَةٍ لَهُ قَدِمَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَلَيْسَ أَحَدٌ مِنَّا إِلَّا لَهُ لَقَبٌ أَوْ لَقَبَانِ قَالَ فَكَانَ إِذَا دَعَا رَجُلًا بِلَقَبِهِ قُلْنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ هَذَا يَكْرَهُ هَذَا قَالَ فَنَزَلَتْ {وَلَا تَنَابَزُوا بِالْأَلْقَابِ} [الحجرات: 11]
Abu Jubairah bin Dhahhak Ansari narrates from his uncles that when the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) arrived in Madinah Munawwarah, each of us had one or two nicknames. So when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would call someone by his nickname, we would say: O Messenger of Allah! That person dislikes this nickname. Then at that time this verse was revealed: {وَلا تَنَابَزُوا بِالألْقَابِ} … and do not call one another by offensive nicknames (Surah Al-Hujurat: 11).
Brief Explanation
Benefits: … To assign people such names out of mockery and contempt which they dislike, or to distort proper names and pronounce them incorrectly, these are forms of bad nicknames. In this verse, such actions have been prohibited. Without distinguishing between high and low, dignity and respect are the right of every person and should be given to them, although greater consideration should be shown to the noble class.
