Anas reported that person at Baqi' called another person as Abu'l- Qasim, and Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) turned towards him. He (the person who had uttered these words) said: Messenger of Allah, I did not mean you, but I called such and such (person), whereupon Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) said: You may call yourself by my name, but not by my kunya.
Read More..Ibn Umar reported that Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) said: The names dearest to Allah are 'Abdullah and 'Abd al-Rahman.
Read More..Jabir b. 'Abdullah reported that a child was born to a person amongst us and he gave him the name of Muhammad. Thereupon his people said: We will not allow You to give the name of Muhammad (to your child) after the name of Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ). He set forth with his son carrying him on his back and came to Allah's Apostle ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ), and said: Allah's Messenger a son has been born to me and I have given him the name after the name of Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ), whereupon Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) said: Give him my name but do not give him my kunya, for I am Qasim in the sense that I distribute (the spoils of war) and the dues of Zakat amongst you.
Read More..Jabir b. 'Abdullah reported that a child was born to one of the persons amongst us and he decided to give him the name of Muhammad We said: We will not allow you to give the name after the name of Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) until you ask him (the Holy Prophet). So he (that person) came and said (to the Holy Prophet): A child was born in my house and I wanted to give him the name (of Muhammad) after the name of Allah's Messenger, whereas my people did not allow me that I should name him after that (sacred) name until I have asked Allah's Apostle ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) in this connection, whereupon he said: Give him the name after my name, but do not call him by my kunya, for I have been sent as a Qasim as I distribute amongst you.
Read More..This hadith has been reported on the authority of Husain With the same chain of transmitters but no mention is made of these words: (I have been sent as a distributor), so I distribute amongst you.
Read More..Jabir b. Abdullah reported Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) as saying: Give the name after my name, but do not give (the kunya of Abu'l-Qasim after my) kunya, for I am Abu'l-Qasim (in the sense) that I distribute amongst you (the spoils of war) and disseminate the knowledge (of revelation). This hadith has been transmitted on the authority of Abu Bakr but with a slight variation of wording.
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