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سنن ترمذي
Tirmidhi
كتاب الأدب عن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلمChapters on Manners
باب مَا يُكْرَهُ مِنَ الأَسْمَاءِChapter: Explanation of Disliked Names
Hadith 2837
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مَيْمُونٍ الْمَكِّيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ، عَنِ الْأَعْرَجِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، يَبْلُغُ بِهِ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، قَالَ : " أَخْنَعُ اسْمٍ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ رَجُلٌ تَسَمَّى بِمَلِكِ الْأَمْلَاكِ " ، قَالَ سُفْيَانُ : شَاهَانْ شَاهْ ، وَأَخْنَعُ يَعْنِي أَقْبَحُ ، هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ .
´Narrated Al-A'raj:` that Abu Hurairah conveyed to him that the Prophet (ﷺ) said: "The most despicable (Akhna) name to Allah on the Day of Judgement is that of a man named King of Kings. (Malikil-Amlak)."
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Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Dawood Raz
Hadith Commentary:
The word "Akhna" means extremely worst, extremely vile. The worst and most vile name is that people call someone "King of Kings." Those who bear such names will be the worst people on the Day of Resurrection.
The word "Akhna" means extremely worst, extremely vile. The worst and most vile name is that people call someone "King of Kings." Those who bear such names will be the worst people on the Day of Resurrection.
Source: Sahih Bukhari: Commentary by Maulana Dawood Raz, Page: 6205
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
The esteemed scholars have also declared it impermissible to be called or to call someone "Qadi al-Qudat" (Chief Judge) in the aforementioned manner.
The esteemed scholars have also declared it impermissible to be called or to call someone "Qadi al-Qudat" (Chief Judge) in the aforementioned manner.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 4961
Shaykh Muhammad Ibrahim bin Basheer
Benefit:
In this hadith, one of the attributes of Allah Ta'ala is mentioned, and that is «ملك الا ملاك», which in Urdu is called "Shahenshah" (Sovereign/King of Kings). That is, even the wealthiest person in the world should not be called "Shahenshah"; only Allah Ta'ala is the true Shahenshah. Furthermore, it is not permissible to interpret (ta'wil), liken (tashbih), specify the modality (takyeef), or deny (ta'til) the attributes of Allah Ta'ala.
In this hadith, one of the attributes of Allah Ta'ala is mentioned, and that is «ملك الا ملاك», which in Urdu is called "Shahenshah" (Sovereign/King of Kings). That is, even the wealthiest person in the world should not be called "Shahenshah"; only Allah Ta'ala is the true Shahenshah. Furthermore, it is not permissible to interpret (ta'wil), liken (tashbih), specify the modality (takyeef), or deny (ta'til) the attributes of Allah Ta'ala.
Source: Musnad al-Humaydi: Commentary by Muhammad Ibrahim bin Bashir, Page: 1159
