Hadith #293
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا هُشَيْمٌ عَنْ حُصَيْنٍ عَنْ سَالِمِ بْنِ أَبِي الْجَعْدِ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ وُلِدَ لِرَجُلٍ مِنَّا غُلَامٌ فَسَمَّاهُ الْقَاسِم
َ فَقُلْنَا لَا نُكَنِّيكَ بِهِ حَتَّى نَسْأَلَ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَذَكَرْنَا لَهُ فَقَالَ تَسَمَّوْا بِاسْمِي وَلَا تَكْتَنُوا بِكُنْيَتِي فَإِنَّمَا بُعِثْتُ قَاسِمًا بَيْنَكُمْ
Isnad Chain
هشيم
حصين
سالم بن أبي الجعد
جابر بن عبد الله
English Translation
Hushaym narrated to us, from Husayn, from Salim ibn Abi al-Ja'd, from Jabir ibn Abdullah (رضي الله عنهما), who said: A boy was born to a man among us, and he named him al-Qasim. We said: 'We will not give you the kunyah [Abu al-Qasim] until we ask the Prophet ﷺ.' He mentioned it to the Prophet ﷺ, who said: 'Name yourselves with my name, but do not use my kunyah.'
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Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 28, Hadith 293
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 13731
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-50121