Hadith #185
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ حَدَّثَنَا هِلَالُ بْنُ أَبِي حُمَيْدٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي لَيْلَى قَالَ نَظَرَ عُمَرُ إِلَى أَبِي عَبْدِ الْحَمِيدِ أَوْ ابْنِ عَبْدِ الْحَمِيدِ شَكَّ أَبُو عَوَانَةَ وَكَانَ اسْمُهُ مُحَمَّدًا وَرَجُلٌ يَقُولُ لَهُ يَا مُحَمَّدُ فَعَلَ اللَّهُ بِكَ وَفَعَلَ وَفَعَلَ قَالَ وَجَعَلَ يَسُبُّهُ قَالَ فَقَالَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عِنْدَ ذَلِكَ يَا ابْنَ زَيْدٍ ادْنُ مِنِّي قَالَ أَلَا أَرَى مُحَمَّدًا يُسَبُّ بِكَ لَا وَاللَّهِ لَا تُدْعَى مُحَمَّدًا مَا
دُمْتُ حَيًّا فَسَمَّاهُ عَبْدَ الرَّحْمَنِ ثُمَّ أَرْسَلَ إِلَى بَنِي طَلْحَةَ لِيُغَيِّرَ أَهْلُهُمْ أَسْمَاءَهُمْ وَهُمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ سَبْعَةٌ وَسَيِّدُهُمْ وَأَكْبَرُهُمْ مُحَمَّدٌ قَالَ فَقَالَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ طَلْحَةَ أَنْشُدُكَ اللَّهَ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ فَوَاللَّهِ إِنْ سَمَّانِي مُحَمَّدًا يَعْنِي إِلَّا مُحَمَّدٌ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ عُمَرُ قُومُوا لَا سَبِيلَ لِي إِلَى شَيْءٍ سَمَّاهُ مُحَمَّدٌ
Isnad Chain
عفان
أبو عوانة
هلال بن أبي حميد
عبد الرحمن بن أبي ليلى
English Translation
ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn Abī Laylā narrated: ʿUmar looked at Abū ʿAbd al-Ḥamīd — or Ibn ʿAbd al-Ḥamīd (Abū ʿAwānah was unsure) — whose name was Muḥammad, and a man was saying to him: "O Muḥammad, may Allah do such-and-such to you!" — cursing him. So the Commander of the Believers said: "O Ibn Zayd, come close to me." Then he said: "I see that Muḥammad is being cursed because of you! By Allah, you shall not be called Muḥammad as long as I live." So he named him ʿAbd al-Raḥmān. Then he sent word to the family of Ṭalḥah to change their names — and they were seven at that time, and their chief and eldest was Muḥammad. Muḥammad ibn Ṭalḥah said: "I adjure you by Allah, O Commander of the Believers! By Allah, none named me Muḥammad except Muḥammad ﷺ himself." So ʿUmar said: "Stand up then. I have no authority over something that Muḥammad ﷺ named."
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Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 34, Hadith 185
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 17223
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-53613