Jabir said, "One of our men had a son and named him al-Qasim. The Ansar said, "We will not give you the kunya of Abu'l-Qasim to make you happy.' He went to the Prophet ﷺ and told him what the Ansar had said. The Prophet ﷺ said, 'The Ansar did well. Call yourselves with my name but do not use my kunya. I am Qasim (the divider)."
عَنْ جَابِرٍ قَالَ وُلِدَ لِرَجُلٍ مِنَّا غُلاَمٌ فَسَمَّاهُ الْقَاسِمَ فَقَالَتِ الأَنْصَارُ لاَ نُكَنِّيكَ أَبَا الْقَاسِمِ وَلاَ نُنْعِمُكَ عَيْنًا فَأَتَى النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَقَالَ لَهُ مَا قَالَتِ الأَنْصَارُ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ أَحْسَنَتِ الأَنْصَارُ تَسَمُّوا بِاسْمِي وَلاَ تَكْتَنُوا بِكُنْيَتِي فَإِنَّمَا أَنَا قَاسِمٌ
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