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tabarani:18758 – ʿUmar b. Ḥafṣ al-Sadūsī > ʿĀṣim b. ʿAlī > Qays b. al-Rabīʿ > al-Miqdām b. Shurayḥ > Abīh Shurayḥ from his grandfather Hāniʾ b. Yazīd

[Machine] He came with a delegation to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ from his people, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ called him Abu al-Hakam. The man said: "O Messenger of Allah, I used to issue judgments among my people in matters that pleased some and displeased others, so I was called Abu al-Hakam. I do not have any children, so I am Abu al-Hakam." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "Do you have any children?" He said: "Yes." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ asked: "What is the name of your oldest son?" He said: "Shurayh." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "Then you are Abu Shurayh."  

الطبراني:١٨٧٥٨ – حَدَّثَنَا عُمَرُ بْنُ حَفْصٍ السَّدُوسِيُّ قَالَ ثنا عَاصِمُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ ثنا قَيْسُ بْنُ الرَّبِيعِ عَنِ الْمِقْدَامِ بْنِ شُرَيْحٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ شُرَيْحٍ عَنْ جَدِّهِ هَانِئِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ

أَنَّهُ وَفَدَ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فِي نَاسٍ مِنْ قَوْمِهِ فَسَمِعَهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يُكَنَّى أَبَا الْحَكَمٍ فَقَالَ «لِمَ يُكَنِّيكَ هَؤُلَاءِ أَبَا الْحَكَمِ؟» قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنِّي كُنْتُ أَحْكُمُ بَيْنَ قَوْمِي فِي الشَّيْءِ يَكُونُ بَيْنَهُمْ فَيَرْضَى هَؤُلَاءِ وهَؤُلَاءِ فَكُنِّيتُ أَبَا الْحَكَمِ وَلَيْسَ لِي وَلَدٌ فَأَنَا أَبُو الْحَكَمِ قَالَ «هَلْ لَكَ وَلَدٌ؟» قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ «مَا اسْمُ أَكْبَرِهِمْ؟» قَالَ شُرَيْحٌ قَالَ «فَأَنْتَ أَبُو شُرَيْحٍ»  

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nasai:5387 – Qutaybah > Yazīd / Ibn al-Miqdām b. Shurayḥ from his father > Shurayḥ b. Hāniʾ > Abīh Hāniʾ

When he came to the Messenger of Allah [SAW] and he heard them calling Hani' by the nickname of Abu Al-Hakam, the Messenger of Allah [SAW] called him and said to him: "Allah is Al-Hakam (the Judge) and judgment is His. Why are you known as Abu Al-Hakam?" He said: "If my people differ concerning something, they come to me, and I pass judgment among them, and both sides accept it." He said: "How good this is. Do you have any children?" He said: "I have Shuraih, and 'Abdullah, and Muslim." He said: "Who is the eldest of them?" He said: "Shuraih." He said: "Then you are Abu Shuraih," and he supplicated for him and his son.  

النسائي:٥٣٨٧ – أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ وَهُوَ ابْنُ الْمِقْدَامِ بْنِ شُرَيْحٍ {عَنْ أَبِيهِ} عَنْ شُرَيْحِ بْنِ هَانِئٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ هَانِئٍ

أَنَّهُ لَمَّا وَفَدَ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ سَمِعَهُ وَهُمْ يَكْنُونَ هَانِئًا أَبَا الْحَكَمِ فَدَعَاهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ لَهُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ هُوَ الْحَكَمُ وَإِلَيْهِ الْحُكْمُ فَلِمَ تُكَنَّى أَبَا الْحَكَمِ فَقَالَ إِنَّ قَوْمِي إِذَا اخْتَلَفُوا فِي شَىْءٍ أَتَوْنِي فَحَكَمْتُ بَيْنَهُمْ فَرَضِيَ كِلاَ الْفَرِيقَيْنِ قَالَ مَا أَحْسَنَ مِنْ هَذَا فَمَا لَكَ مِنَ الْوُلْدِ قَالَ لِي شُرَيْحٌ وَعَبْدُ اللَّهِ وَمُسْلِمٌ قَالَ فَمَنْ أَكْبَرُهُمْ قَالَ شُرَيْحٌ قَالَ فَأَنْتَ أَبُو شُرَيْحٍ فَدَعَا لَهُ وَلِوَلَدِهِ  

abudawud:4955 – al-Rabīʿ b. Nāfiʿ > Yazīd / Ibn al-Miqdām b. Shurayḥ from his father from his grandfather Shurayḥ > Abīh Hāniʾ

When Hani went with his people in a deputation to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, he heard them calling him by his kunyah (surname), AbulHakam. So the Messenger of Allah ﷺ called him and said: Allah is the judge (al-Hakam), and to Him judgment belongs. Why are you given the kunyah AbulHakam? He replied: When my people disagree about a matter, they come to me, and I decide between them, and both parties are satisfied with my decision. He said: How good this is! What children have you? He replied: I have Shurayh, Muslim and Abdullah. He asked; Who is the oldest of them? I replied: Shurayh. He said: Then you are AbuShurayh. Abu Dawud said: This is Shuraib who broke the chain, and who entered Tustar. Abu Dawud said: I have been told that Shuraib broke the gate of Tustar, and he entered it through tunnel.  

أبو داود:٤٩٥٥ – حَدَّثَنَا الرَّبِيعُ بْنُ نَافِعٍ عَنْ يَزِيدَ يَعْنِي ابْنَ الْمِقْدَامِ بْنِ شُرَيْحٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ جَدِّهِ شُرَيْحٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ هَانِئٍ

أَنَّهُ لَمَّا وَفَدَ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ مَعَ قَوْمِهِ سَمِعَهُمْ يَكْنُونَهُ بِأَبِي الْحَكَمِ فَدَعَاهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ هُوَ الْحَكَمُ وَإِلَيْهِ الْحُكْمُ فَلِمَ تُكْنَى أَبَا الْحَكَمِ فَقَالَ إِنَّ قَوْمِي إِذَا اخْتَلَفُوا فِي شَىْءٍ أَتَوْنِي فَحَكَمْتُ بَيْنَهُمْ فَرَضِيَ كِلاَ الْفَرِيقَيْنِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ مَا أَحْسَنَ هَذَا فَمَا لَكَ مِنَ الْوَلَدِ قَالَ لِي شُرَيْحٌ وَمُسْلِمٌ وَعَبْدُ اللَّهِ قَالَ فَمَنْ أَكْبَرُهُمْ قُلْتُ شُرَيْحٌ قَالَ فَأَنْتَ أَبُو شُرَيْحٍ  

قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ شُرَيْحٌ هَذَا هُوَ الَّذِي كَسَرَ السِّلْسِلَةَ وَهُوَ مِمَّنْ دَخَلَ تُسْتَرَ قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ وَبَلَغَنِي أَنَّ شُرَيْحًا كَسَرَ بَابَ تُسْتَرَ وَذَلِكَ أَنَّهُ دَخَلَ مِنْ سِرْبٍ