Jabir b. 'Abdullah reported: A child was born in the house of a person amongst us, and he gave him the name of Qasim. We said: We will not allow you (to give the name) to your child as Qasim (and thus adopt the kunya of Abu'l-Qasim) and coal your eyes. He (that person) came to Allah's Apostle ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) and made a mention of that to him, whereupon he said: Call your son 'Abd al-Rahman.
Read More..This hadith has been reported on the authority of Ibn Uyaina, but there is no mention of this: We will not allow you to cool your eyes.
Read More..Abu Huraira reported that Abu'l-Qasim ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) said: Give name (to your children) after my name but do not give the kunya (of Abu'l- Qasim) after my kunya. 'Amr reported from Abu Huraira that he did not say that he had heard it directly from Allah's Apostle ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ).
Read More..Mughira b. Shu'ba reported: When I came to Najran, they (the Christians of Najran) asked me: You read O sister of Harun (i. e. Hadrat Maryam) in the Qur'an, whereas Moses was born much before Jesus. When I came back to Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) I asked him about that, whereupon he said: The (people of the old age) used to give names (to their persons) after the names of Apostles and pious persons who had gone before them.
Read More..Samura b. Jundub reported: Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) forbade us to give names to our servants as these four names: Aflah (Successful), Rabdh (Profit), Yasar (Wealth), and Nafi' (Beneficial).
Read More..Samura b. Jundub reported AUah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) as saying: Don't give names to your servants as Rabdh, 'Ya ar, Aflah and Nafi'.
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