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tabarani:11294a – Zakariyyā b. Yaḥyá al-Sājy > ʿAbdullāh b. Bkhyt > Saʿīd b. Maslamah > Layth > ʿAbd al-Malik > ʿAṭāʾ > Ibn ʿAbbās

[Machine] From the Prophet ﷺ, "He used to have optimism and not look for bad omens, and he used to love beautiful names."  

الطبراني:١١٢٩٤a – حَدَّثَنَا زَكَرِيَّا بْنُ يَحْيَى الساجيُّ ثنا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ بخيتٍ ثنا سَعِيدُ بْنُ مَسْلَمَةَ عَنْ لَيْثٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ عَنْ عَطَاءٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ «أَنَّهُ كَانَ يَتَفَاءَلُ وَلَا يَتَطَيَّرُ وَكَانَ يُحِبُّ الِاسْمَ الْحَسَنَ»  

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The Prophet ﷺ was optimistic

ahmad:2328 – ʿUthmān b. Muḥammad And Samiʿtuh > Minh > Jarīr > Layth b. Abū Sulaym > ʿAbd al-Malik b. Saʿīd b. Jubayr > ʿIkrimah > Ibn ʿAbbās

the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was optimistic. He did not see evil omens, and he liked the name 'al-Ḥasan' (goodness or he liked names with good meaning).  

أحمد:٢٣٢٨ – حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ وَسَمِعْتُهُ أَنَا مِنْهُ قَالَ؛ حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ؛ عَنْ لَيْثِ بْنِ أَبِي سُلَيْمٍ؛ عَنْ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ بْنِ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ؛ عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ؛ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَتَفَاءَلُ وَلا يَتَطَيَّرُ وَيُعْجِبُهُ الاسْمُ الْحَسَنُ۔  

ahmad:2766 – Aswad > Huraym > Layth > ʿIkrimah > Ibn ʿAbbās

the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was optimistic. He did not see evil omens, and he liked good names. (Using translation from Aḥmad 2328)  

أحمد:٢٧٦٦ – حَدَّثَنَا أَسْوَدُ حَدَّثَنَا هُرَيْمٌ عَنْ لَيْثٍ عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَتَفَاءَلُ وَلا يَتَطَيَّرُ وَيُعْجِبُهُ الاسْمُ الْحَسَنُ