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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: 4959 ¦ الجزء: 4 ¦ الصفحة: 290

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4959. It was narrated (with another chain) that Samurah said: "The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ forbade giving four names to slaves: Aflāh (prosperous), Yasār (ease), Nāfi' (beneficial) and Rabāh (profit)." (Sahih)

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4959 - حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ حَنْبَلٍ، حَدَّثَنَا الْمُعْتَمِرُ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ الرُّكَيْنَ، يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ سَمُرَةَ، قَالَ: «نَهَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنْ نُسَمِّيَ رَقِيقَنَا أَرْبَعَةَ أَسْمَاءٍ أَفْلَحَ، وَيَسَارًا، وَنَافِعًا، وَرَبَاحًا»

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