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A Man Being Given A Kunyah Before He Has A Child

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Darussalam · Volume 5

Chapters On Etiquette

Sunan Ibn Majah Darussalam English translation

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الحديث: 3738 ¦ الجزء: 2 ¦ الصفحة: 1231

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3738. It was narrated from Hamzah bin Suhaib that 'Umar said to Suhaib: "Why are you called Abu Yahya when you do..." not have a son?" He said: "The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ gave me the Kunya of Abu Yahya." (Da'if)

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3738 - حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ أَبِي بُكَيْرٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَقِيلٍ، عَنْ حَمْزَةَ بْنِ صُهَيْبٍ، أَنَّ عُمَرَ قَالَ لِصُهَيْبٍ: مَا لَكَ تَكْتَنِي بِأَبِي يَحْيَى وَلَيْسَ لَكَ وَلَدٌ، قَالَ: «كَنَّانِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِأَبِي يَحْيَى»

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This conversation was before the birth of Hamzah who was the son of Suhaib ﷺ. Using a Kunya before having children is allowed. As naming after the names of the Prophets is allowed, similarly naming after their Kunya is also allowed.