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bukhari:6189 – ʿAbdullāh b. Muḥammad > Sufyān > Ibn al-Munkadir > Jābir

A man among us begot a boy whom he named Al-Qasim. The people said (to him), "We will not call you Abul-l-Qasim, nor will we please you by calling you so." The man came to the Prophet ﷺ and mentioned that to him. The Prophet ﷺ said to him, "Name your son ʿAbdur-Rahman."  

البخاري:٦١٨٩ – حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ ابْنَ الْمُنْكَدِرِ قَالَ

سَمِعْتُ جَابِرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ؓ وُلِدَ لِرَجُلٍ مِنَّا غُلاَمٌ فَسَمَّاهُ الْقَاسِمَ فَقَالُوا لاَ نَكْنِيكَ بِأَبِي الْقَاسِمِ وَلاَ نُنْعِمُكَ عَيْنًا فَأَتَى النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَذَكَرَ ذَلِكَ لَهُ فَقَالَ أَسْمِ ابْنَكَ عَبْدَ الرَّحْمَنِ  

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bukhari:6186 – Ṣadaqah b. al-Faḍl > Ibn ʿUyaynah > Ibn al-Munkadir > Jābir

A boy was born for a man among us, and the man named him Al-Qasim. We said to him, "We will not call you Abu-l-Qasim, nor will we respect you for that." The Prophet ﷺ was informed about that, and he said, "Name your son ʿAbdur-Rahman."  

البخاري:٦١٨٦ – حَدَّثَنَا صَدَقَةُ بْنُ الْفَضْلِ أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ الْمُنْكَدِرِ عَنْ جَابِرٍ ؓ قَالَ

وُلِدَ لِرَجُلٍ مِنَّا غُلاَمٌ فَسَمَّاهُ الْقَاسِمَ فَقُلْنَا لاَ نَكْنِيكَ أَبَا الْقَاسِمِ وَلاَ كَرَامَةَ فَأَخْبَرَ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَقَالَ سَمِّ ابْنَكَ عَبْدَ الرَّحْمَنِ  

muslim:2133h – ʿAmr al-Nāqid And Muḥammad b. ʿAbdullāh b. Numayr > Sufyān > ʿAmr > Sufyān b. ʿUyaynah > Ibn al-Munkadir > Jābir b. ʿAbdullāh

A child was born in the house of a person amongst us, and he gave him the name of Qasim. We said: We will not allow you (to give the name) to your child as Qasim (and thus adopt the kunya of Abu'l-Qasim) and coal your eyes. He (that person) came to Allah's Apostle ﷺ and made a mention of that to him, whereupon he said: Call your son 'Abd al-Rahman.  

مسلم:٢١٣٣h – حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرٌو النَّاقِدُ وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ نُمَيْرٍ جَمِيعًا عَنْ سُفْيَانَ قَالَ عَمْرٌو حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ الْمُنْكَدِرِ

أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ جَابِرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ يَقُولُ وُلِدَ لِرَجُلٍ مِنَّا غُلاَمٌ فَسَمَّاهُ الْقَاسِمَ فَقُلْنَا لاَ نَكْنِيكَ أَبَا الْقَاسِمِ وَلاَ نُنْعِمُكَ عَيْنًا فَأَتَى النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَذَكَرَ ذَلِكَ لَهُ فَقَالَ أَسْمِ ابْنَكَ عَبْدَ الرَّحْمَنِ  

ahmad:14296 – Sufyān > Ibn al-Munkadir > Jābir b. ʿAbdullāh

A child was born in the house of a person amongst us, and he gave him the name of Qasim. We said: We will not allow you (to give the name) to your child as Qasim (and thus adopt the kunya of Abu'l-Qasim) and coal your eyes. He (that person) came to Allah's Apostle ﷺ and made a mention of that to him, whereupon he said: Call your son 'Abd al-Rahman. (Using translation from Muslim 2133h)  

أحمد:١٤٢٩٦ – حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنِ ابْنِ الْمُنْكَدِرِ

سَمِعَ جَابِرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللهِ يَقُولُ وُلِدَ لِرَجُلٍ مِنَّا غُلَامٌ فَأَسْمَاهُ الْقَاسِمَ فَقُلْنَا لَا نُكَنِّيكَ أَبَا الْقَاسِمِ وَلَا نُنْعِمُكَ عَيْنًا فَأَتَى النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَذَكَرَ ذَلِكَ لَهُ فَقَالَ أَسْمِ ابْنَكَ عَبْدَ الرَّحْمَنِ  

bayhaqi:19321 – Abū al-Ḥusayn b. Bishrān al-ʿAdl> Ismāʿīl b. Muḥammad al-Ṣaffār > Abū Yaḥyá Zakariyyā b. Yaḥyá b. Asad > Sufyān b. ʿUyaynah > Ibn al-Munkadir > Jābir

A man among us begot a boy whom he named Al-Qasim. The people said (to him), "We will not call you Abul-l-Qasim, nor will we please you by calling you so." The man came to the Prophet ﷺ and mentioned that to him. The Prophet ﷺ said to him, "Name your son ʿAbdur-Rahman." (Using translation from Bukhārī 6189)   

البيهقي:١٩٣٢١ – أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو الْحُسَيْنِ بْنُ بِشْرَانَ الْعَدْلُ بِبَغْدَادَ أنبأ إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الصَّفَّارُ ثنا أَبُو يَحْيَى زَكَرِيَّا بْنُ يَحْيَى بْنِ أَسَدٍ ثنا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ عَنِ ابْنِ الْمُنْكَدِرِ

سَمِعَ جَابِرًا ؓ يَقُولُ وُلِدَ لِرَجُلٍ مِنَّا غُلَامٌ فَسَمَّاهُ الْقَاسِمَ فَقُلْنَا لَا نُكَنِّيكَ أَبَا الْقَاسِمِ وَلَا نُنْعِمُ عَيْنًا فَأَتَيْنَا النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَذُكِرَ ذَلِكَ لَهُ فَقَالَ سَمِّ ابْنَكَ عَبْدَ الرَّحْمَنِ أَخْرَجَاهُ فِي الصَّحِيحِ مِنْ حَدِيثِ ابْنِ عُيَيْنَةَ