Sunan Abi Dawud

Hadith 4958

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Changing Bad Names

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Darussalam · Volume 5

40. THE BOOK OFETIQUETTE (AL-ADAB)

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الحديث: 4958 ¦ الجزء: 4 ¦ الصفحة: 290

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4958. It was narrated that Samurah bin Jundab said: "The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: 'Do not call your slaves Yasār (ease), Rabāh (profit), Najīh (successful) or Aflāh (prosperous). For you may say, "Is he there?" And he will say: "No." (Samurah said) They are only four, so do not ask me for any more. (Ṣaḥīḥ)

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4958 - حَدَّثَنَا النُّفَيْلِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرٌ، حَدَّثَنَا مَنْصُورُ بْنُ الْمُعْتَمِرِ، عَنْ هِلَالِ بْنِ يَسَافٍ، عَنْ رَبِيعِ بْنِ عُمَيْلَةَ، عَنْ سَمُرَةَ بْنِ جُنْدُبٍ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «لَا تُسَمِّيَنَّ غُلَامَكَ يَسَارًا، وَلَا رَبَاحًا، وَلَا نَجِيحًا، وَلَا أَفْلَحَ»، فَإِنَّكَ تَقُولُ: أَثَمَّ هُوَ؟ فَيَقُولُ: «لَا إِنَّمَا هُنَّ أَرْبَعٌ فَلَا تَزِيدَنَّ عَلَيَّ»

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