Combining The Name And The Kunyah[1] Of The Prophet ﷺ
Darussalam · Volume 5
Chapters On EtiquetteSunan Ibn Majah Darussalam English translation
الحديث: 3737 ¦ الجزء: 2 ¦ الصفحة: 1231
Source no. 3737 · Volume 8 · Page 237
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3737. It was narrated that Anas said: "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ was in Baqī, and a man called out to another man: 'O Abul-Qāsim!' The Messenger of Allah ﷺ turned to him, and he said: 'I didn't mean you,' The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: 'Call yourselves by my name but do not call yourselves by my Kunyah.'" (Sahih) ... (Arabic text) ...
3737 - حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَهَّابِ الثَّقَفِيُّ، عَنْ حُمَيْدٍ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ قَالَ: كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، بِالْبَقِيعِ فَنَادَى رَجُلٌ رَجُلًا يَا أَبَا الْقَاسِمِ فَالْتَفَتَ إِلَيْهِ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَقَالَ: إِنِّي لَمْ أَعْنِكَ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «تَسَمَّوْا بِاسْمِي، وَلَا تَكَنَّوْا بِكُنْيَتِي»
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a. Baqī was a place near Al-Madinah Munawwarah; the graveyard was located in one portion of this area while another portion was used as a market. At present the graveyard of the inhabitants of Al-Madinah is located in this area which is called Jannatul-Baqī. Naming it as Jannat (Paradise) is not correct. One of the narrations of this incident reads that a person called the Prophet ﷺ, "O Abul-Qāsim..." (Sahih Al-Bukhārī: 3537)b. Kunyah means the surname that is given after the name of one's children with the addition of the word 'Abu' (father) or 'Umm' (mother). For example: Abu Bakr, Umm Abdullah (Aisha) ﷺ.c. There are many opinions in this matter. The title of this chapter shows that Imām Ibn Mājāh was of the opinion that whose name is Muḥammad he should not call himself 'Abul-Qāsim' as his Kunyah, but other persons can use this Kunyah. Some other scholars are of the opinion that the prohibition was restricted to the life of the Prophet ﷺ as understood by this Hadīth.