سنن ابن ماجه
Ibn Majah
كتاب الأدبChapters on Etiquette
بَابُ : مَا يُكْرَهُ مِنَ الأَسْمَاءِChapter: Names that are disliked
Hadith 3731
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ , حَدَّثَنَا هَاشِمُ بْنُ الْقَاسِمِ , حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَقِيلٍ , حَدَّثَنَا مُجَالِدُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ , عَنْ الشَّعْبِيِّ , عَنْ مَسْرُوقٍ , قَالَ : لَقِيتُ عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ , فَقَالَ : مَنْ أَنْتَ ؟ فَقُلْتُ : مَسْرُوقُ بْنُ الْأَجْدَعِ , فَقَالَ عُمَرُ : سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ , يَقُولُ : " الْأَجْدَعُ شَيْطَانٌ " .
´It was narrated that Masruq said:` "I met 'Umar bin Khattab and he said: 'Who are you?' I said: 'Masruq bin Adja'.' 'Umar said: 'I heard the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) saying,"Ajda' is a devil."
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Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefits and Issues:
The literal meaning of (ajda‘) is "cut off" or "mutilated." Just as in Urdu, in Arabic too, the phrase "nose cut off" is used in the sense of dishonor or disgrace. However, deprivation of other limbs (for example: a‘raj, lame) does not carry this negative connotation. Therefore, it is better to avoid such a name.
The literal meaning of (ajda‘) is "cut off" or "mutilated." Just as in Urdu, in Arabic too, the phrase "nose cut off" is used in the sense of dishonor or disgrace. However, deprivation of other limbs (for example: a‘raj, lame) does not carry this negative connotation. Therefore, it is better to avoid such a name.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 3731
