34. Names

٣٤۔ كتاب الأسْمَاءِ

34.17 Aflah (meaning "most successful")

٣٤۔١٧ بَابُ أَفْلَحَ

adab:833Jabir reported:

"The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, 'If I will, I will prohibit my community, if Allah so wills, from any of them taking the name Baraka (blessing), Nafi' (Helper) or Aflah (Most Successful),' and I do not know if he said, Rafi' (one who elevates) or not. Someone asks, 'Is Baraka (blessing) here?' and is told, 'He (or it) is not here.' The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, died because he could forbid that (using those names)."  

الأدب المفرد:٨٣٣حَدَّثَنَا عُمَرُ بْنُ حَفْصٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا الأَعْمَشُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو سُفْيَانَ عَنْ جَابِرٍ

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ إِنْ عِشْتُ نَهَيْتُ أُمَّتِي إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ أَنْ يُسَمِّي أَحَدُهُمْ بَرَكَةَ وَنَافِعًا وَأَفْلَحَ وَلاَ أَدْرِي قَالَ رَافِعًا أَمْ لاَ؟ يُقَالُ هَا هُنَا بَرَكَةُ؟ فَيُقَالُ لَيْسَ هَا هُنَا فَقُبِضَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ وَلَمْ يَنْهَ عَنْ ذَلِكَ  

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Jabir ibn 'Abdullah said, "The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, wanted to forbid people calling themselves Ya'la (to rise), Baraka (blessing), Nafi' (Helper), Yasar (good fortune), Aflah (most successful) and names like that. Then he was silent about that matter and did not say anything."  

الأدب المفرد:٨٣٤حَدَّثَنَا الْمَكِّيُّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ

سَمِعَ جَابِرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللهِ يَقُولُ أَرَادَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ أَنْ يَنْهَى أَنْ يُسَمَّى بِيَعْلَى وَبِبَرَكَةَ وَنَافِعٍ وَيَسَارٍ وَأَفْلَحَ وَنَحْوَ ذَلِكَ ثُمَّ سَكَتَ بَعْدُ عَنْهَا فَلَمْ يَقُلْ شَيْئًا