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(3). 3268. Abū Jubairah bin Aḍ-Ḍaḥḥāk said: "A man among us would be known by two or three names. He would be called by one that, perhaps he disliked, so this Āyah was revealed: Nor insult with nicknames"[1] (Sāḥih)
[Abū 'Eisā said:] This Hadīth is Hasan Sāḥih [Abū Zaid Sa'eed bin Ar-Rabī' the owner of Al-Harawī[2] from Al-Baṣrah is trustworthy.]
(Another chain) with similar. Abū Jubairah bin Aḍ-Ḍaḥḥāk is the brother of Thābit bin Aḍ-Ḍaḥḥāk bin Khalīfah Al-Anṣārī.
[Abū 'Eisā said:] This Hadīth is Hasan Sāḥih.
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Footnotes
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[1] Al-Hujrāt 49:11.
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[2] He is one of the narrators described as such in the chain. "He sold Harawī garments." (Tuhfat Al-Ahwadhi). An ascription to Harāh which is a city in Khurāsān. See Al-Insāb.
Commentary
Calling someone or giving someone a good name and title is respectful; while giving the people bad names or silly nicknames is total humiliation and disrespectful. The people pick bad names very easily, and the evil effect of such things is far reaching and lasting. The bitter relations created by such ways remain for a long time, and bitter relations break unity, unanimity, love and affection into pieces. Therefore the Qur'an strictly prohibits this evil characteristic.
