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ahmad:14964Muḥammad b. Jaʿfar > Shuʿbah > Manṣūr > Sālim b. Abū al-Jaʿd > Jābir b. ʿAbdullāh > a man from al-Anṣār Wulid Lah Ghulām Faʾarād

[Machine] A man from the Ansar had a son and he wanted to name him Muhammad. However, it seemed that they disliked it. So, he carried him on his shoulder and went to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Name yourselves after me, but do not use my kunya."  

أحمد:١٤٩٦٤حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ عَنْ سَالِمِ بْنِ أَبِي الْجَعْدِ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ

أَنَّ رَجُلًا مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ وُلِدَ لَهُ غُلَامٌ فَأَرَادَ أَنْ يُسَمِّيَهُ مُحَمَّدًا فَكَأَنَّهُمْ كَرِهُوهُ فَحَمَلَهُ عَلَى عَاتِقِهِ فَأَتَى بِهِ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ تَسَمَّوْا بِاسْمِي وَلَا تَكَنَّوْا بِكُنْيَتِي  


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muslim:2133fMuḥammad b. al-Muthanná And Muḥammad b. Bashhār > Muḥammad b. Jaʿfar > Shuʿbah > Qatādah > Sālim > Jābir b. ʿAbdullāh > a man from al-Anṣār Wulid Lah Ghulām Faʾarād

The Ansar have done well to give the name (to your children) after my name, but do not give them the kunya after my kunya.  

مسلم:٢١٣٣fحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ سَمِعْتُ قَتَادَةَ عَنْ سَالِمٍ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ

أَنَّ رَجُلاً مِنَ الأَنْصَارِ وُلِدَ لَهُ غُلاَمٌ فَأَرَادَ أَنْ يُسَمِّيَهُ مُحَمَّدًا فَأَتَى النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَسَأَلَهُ فَقَالَ أَحْسَنَتِ الأَنْصَارُ سَمُّوا بِاسْمِي وَلاَ تَكْتَنُوا بِكُنْيَتِي  

ahmad:14183[Chain 1] Muḥammad b. Jaʿfar > Shuʿbah [Chain 2] Shuʿbah > Qatādah > Sālim b. Abū al-Jaʿd

The Ansar have done well to give the name (to your children) after my name, but do not give them the kunya after my kunya. (Using translation from Muslim 2133f)  

أحمد:١٤١٨٣حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ ح وَحَجَّاجٌ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي شُعْبَةُ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ قَتَادَةَ يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ سَالِمِ بْنِ أَبِي الْجَعْدِ قَالَ حَجَّاجٌ فِي حَدِيثِهِ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ سَالِمًا عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ الْأَنْصَارِيِّ

أَنَّ رَجُلًا مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ وُلِدَ لَهُ غُلَامٌ فَأَرَادَ أَنْ يُسَمِّيَهُ مُحَمَّدًا فَأَتَى النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَسَأَلَهُ فَقَالَ أَحْسَنَتِ الْأَنْصَارُ تَسَمَّوْا بِاسْمِي وَلَا تَكَنَّوْا بِكُنْيَتِي  

ahmad:14963Muḥammad b. Jaʿfar > Shuʿbah > Ḥuṣayn > Sālim b. Abū al-Jaʿd > Jābir b. ʿAbdullāh > Wulid Lirajul from al-Anṣār Ghulām Faʾarād

[Machine] A boy was born to a man from the Ansar. He wanted to name him Muhammad, so he took him to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and they asked him. He said, "Name him with my name, but do not use my nickname. Indeed, I have been sent as a distributor. I will distribute amongst you."  

أحمد:١٤٩٦٣حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ حُصَيْنٍ عَنْ سَالِمِ بْنِ أَبِي الْجَعْدِ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ قَالَ

وُلِدَ لِرَجُلٍ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ غُلَامٌ فَأَرَادَ أَنْ يُسَمِّيَهُ مُحَمَّدًا فَانْطَلَقَ بِهِ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَسَأَلُوهُ فَقَالَ سَمُّوا بِاسْمِي وَلَا تَكَنَّوْا بِكُنْيَتِي فَإِنِّي بُعِثْتُ قَاسِمًا أَقْسِمُ بَيْنَكُمْ