سنن ابن ماجه
Ibn Majah
كتاب الأدبChapters on Etiquette
بَابُ : الرَّجُلِ يُكَنَّى قَبْلَ أَنْ يُولَدَ لَهُChapter: A man being given a kunyah before he has a child
Hadith 3738
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ , حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ أَبِي بُكَيْرٍ , حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ , عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَقِيلٍ , عَنْ حَمْزَةَ بْنِ صُهَيْبٍ , أَنَّ عُمَرَ , قَالَ لِصُهَيْبٍ : مَا لَكَ تَكْتَنِي بِأَبِي يَحْيَى وَلَيْسَ لَكَ وَلَدٌ ؟ قَالَ : " كَنَّانِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِأَبِي يَحْيَى " .
´It was narrated from Hamzah bin Suhaib that Umar said to Suhaib:` "Why are you called Abu Yahya when you do not have a son?" He said: "The Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) gave me the Kunya of Abu Yahya."
Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefits and Issues:
➊ The mentioned narration has been declared weak in its chain by our esteemed researcher, whereas Hafiz Ibn Hajar and Shaykh al-Albani rahimahullah have considered it hasan due to other supporting evidences. For details, see: (al-Silsilah al-Sahihah, no. 44). This conversation took place before the birth of Hazrat Suhayb radi Allahu anhu’s son, Hazrat Hamzah rahimahullah, and was later conveyed to him.
➋ It is permissible to adopt a kunyah (teknonym) before having children.
➌ Just as it is permissible to name someone after the names of the noble Prophets alayhimus-salam, likewise it is also permissible to adopt a kunyah with those names.
➊ The mentioned narration has been declared weak in its chain by our esteemed researcher, whereas Hafiz Ibn Hajar and Shaykh al-Albani rahimahullah have considered it hasan due to other supporting evidences. For details, see: (al-Silsilah al-Sahihah, no. 44). This conversation took place before the birth of Hazrat Suhayb radi Allahu anhu’s son, Hazrat Hamzah rahimahullah, and was later conveyed to him.
➋ It is permissible to adopt a kunyah (teknonym) before having children.
➌ Just as it is permissible to name someone after the names of the noble Prophets alayhimus-salam, likewise it is also permissible to adopt a kunyah with those names.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 3738
