(حديث مرفوع) حَدَّثَنَا
أَبُو النَّضْرِ ، حَدَّثَنَا
أَبُو عَقِيلٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا
مُجَالِدُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ ، أَخْبَرَنَا
عَامِرٌ ، عَنْ
مَسْرُوقِ بْنِ الْأَجْدَعِ ، قَالَ : لَقِيتُ عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ ، فَقَالَ لِي : مَنْ أَنْتَ ؟ قُلْتُ : مَسْرُوقُ بْنُ الْأَجْدَعِ ، فَقَالَ
عُمَرُ : سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، يَقُولُ : " الْأَجْدَعُ شَيْطَانٌ " ، وَلَكِنَّكَ مَسْرُوقُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ ، قَالَ عَامِرٌ : فَرَأَيْتُهُ فِي الدِّيوَانِ مَكْتُوبًا : مَسْرُوقُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ ، فَقُلْتُ : مَا هَذَا ؟ فَقَالَ : هَكَذَا سَمَّانِي عُمَرُ .
Masruq bin Ajda’ says that once I met Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), and he asked, “Who are you?” I replied, “I am Masruq bin Ajda’.” He said, “I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say that Ajda’ is a name of Satan, so your name is Masruq bin Abdur Rahman.” ‘Amir says that once I saw his name written as Masruq bin Abdur Rahman in his register, so I asked him about it. He explained that Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) had given him this name.