Hadith #189
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنْ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ عَنِ الْأَعْرَجِ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ عَنْ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَخْنَعُ اسْمٍ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ يَوْمَ الْقِ
يَامَةِ رَجُلٌ تَسَمَّى بِمَلِكِ الْأَمْلَاكِ سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَمْرٍو الشَّيْبَانِيَّ عَنْ أَخْنَعِ اسْمٍ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ فَقَالَ أَوْضَعُ اسْمٍ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ
Isnad Chain
سفيان
أبي الزناد
الأعرج
أبو هريرة
النبي
English Translation
It was narrated from Abu Hurayra (رضي الله عنه) — via Sufyan, from Abu al-Zinad, from al-A'raj — from the Prophet ﷺ: 'The most despicable [akhna'] name before Allah on the Day of Resurrection is that of a man who called himself King of Kings [Malik al-Amlak].' [Ahmad said: I asked Abu 'Amr al-Shaybani about akhna' — he said: 'The most debased and lowly name before Allah.']
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Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 17, Hadith 189
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 7027
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-43417