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"Why are you called Abu Yahya when you do not have a son?" He said: "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ gave me the Kunya of Abu Yahya."  

ابن ماجة:٣٧٣٨ – حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ أَبِي بُكَيْرٍ حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَقِيلٍ عَنْ حَمْزَةَ بْنِ صُهَيْبٍ أَنَّ عُمَرَ قَالَ

لِصُهَيْبٍ مَا لَكَ تَكْتَنِي بِأَبِي يَحْيَى وَلَيْسَ لَكَ وَلَدٌ قَالَ كَنَّانِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ بِأَبِي يَحْيَى  

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