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tabarani:2776Muḥammad b. ʿAbdullāh al-Ḥaḍramī > Abū Kurayb > Ibrāhīm b. Yūsuf from his father > Abū Isḥāq > Hānī b. Hānī > ʿAlī > Lammā Wulid al-Ḥasan Sammaytuh Ḥarb

[Machine] To the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ , I said, "Why did you name him that?" He said, "No, but name him good." Then Al-Hussein was born, so I named him Harb (war). The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to me, "What did you name him?" I said, "Harb." He said, "Rather, name him Husayn." Then another child was born, so I named him Harb. He said, "What did you name him?" I said, "Harb." He said, "Name him Muhsin."  

الطبراني:٢٧٧٦حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَضْرَمِيُّ ثنا أَبُو كُرَيْبٍ ثنا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ يُوسُفَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ عَنْ هَانِي بْنِ هَانِي عَنْ عَلِيٍّ ؓ قَالَ لَمَّا وُلِدَ الْحَسَنُ سَمَّيْتُهُ حَرْبًا فَقَالَ

لِي رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «بِمَ سَمَّيْتَهُ؟» فَقُلْتُ حَرْبًا فَقَالَ «لَا وَلَكِنْ سَمِّهِ حَسَنًا» ثُمَّ وُلِدَ الْحُسَيْنُ فَسَمَّيْتُهُ حَرْبًا فَقَالَ لِي رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «مَا سَمَّيْتَهُ؟» فَقُلْتُ حَرْبًا قَالَ «بَلْ سَمِّهِ حُسَيْنًا» ثُمَّ وُلِدَ آخَرُ فَسَمَّيْتُهُ حَرْبًا فَقَالَ ﷺ «مَا سَمَّيْتَهُ؟» قُلْتُ حَرْبًا قَالَ «سَمِّهِ مُحَسِّنًا»  


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ahmad:769Yaḥyá b. Ādam > Isrāʾīl > Abū Isḥāq > Hāniʾ b. Hāniʾ > ʿAlī

When al-Hasan was born, I named him Harb [which means war], then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ came and said: ʿShow me my son; what did you name him?ʿ We said: Harb. He said: ʿRather he is Hasan.” When al-Husain was born, I named him Harb, then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ came and said: “Show me my son; what did you name him?” We said; Harb. He said: “Rather he is Husain.” When the third one was born, I named him Harb. The Prophet ﷺ came and said: “Show me my son, what did you name him?” I said. Harb. He said: ʿRather, he is Muhassin.ʿ Then he said: ʿI have named them after the fashion of the sons of Haroon, Shabbar and Shabeer and Mushabbir.”  

أحمد:٧٦٩حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ آدَمَ حَدَّثَنَا إِسْرَائِيلُ عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ عَنْ هَانِئِ بْنِ هَانِئٍ عَنْ عَلِيٍّ قَالَ

لَمَّا وُلِدَ الْحَسَنُ سَمَّيْتُهُ حَرْبًا فَجَاءَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ أَرُونِي ابْنِي مَا سَمَّيْتُمُوهُ؟ قَالَ قُلْتُ حَرْبًا قَالَ بَلْ هُوَ حَسَنٌ فَلَمَّا وُلِدَ الْحُسَيْنُ سَمَّيْتُهُ حَرْبًا فَجَاءَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ أَرُونِي ابْنِي مَا سَمَّيْتُمُوهُ؟ قَالَ قُلْتُ حَرْبًا قَالَ بَلْ هُوَ حُسَيْنٌ فَلَمَّا وُلِدَ الثَّالِثُ سَمَّيْتُهُ حَرْبًا فَجَاءَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فَقَالَ أَرُونِي ابْنِي مَا سَمَّيْتُمُوهُ؟ قُلْتُ حَرْبًا قَالَ بَلْ هُوَ مُحَسِّنٌ ثُمَّ قَالَ سَمَّيْتُهُمْ بِأَسْمَاءِ وَلَدِ هَارُونَ شَبَّرُ وَشَبِيرُ وَمُشَبِّرٌ  

tabarani:2773ʿUthmān b. ʿUmar al-Ḍabbī > ʿAbdullāh b. Rajāʾ > Isrāʾīl > Abū Isḥāq > Hānī b. Hānī > ʿAlī

When al-Hasan was born, I named him Harb [which means war], then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ came and said: ʿShow me my son; what did you name him?ʿ We said: Harb. He said: ʿRather he is Hasan.” When al-Husain was born, I named him Harb, then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ came and said: “Show me my son; what did you name him?” We said; Harb. He said: “Rather he is Husain.” When the third one was born, I named him Harb. The Prophet ﷺ came and said: “Show me my son, what did you name him?” I said. Harb. He said: ʿRather, he is Muhassin.ʿ Then he said: ʿI have named them after the fashion of the sons of Haroon, Shabbar and Shabeer and Mushabbir.” (Using translation from Aḥmad 769)   

الطبراني:٢٧٧٣حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ عُمَرَ الضَّبِّيُّ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ رَجَاءٍ أَنَا إِسْرَائِيلُ عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ عَنْ هَانِي بْنِ هَانِي عَنْ عَلِيٍّ ؓ قَالَ

لَمَّا وُلِدَ الْحَسَنُ سَمَّيْتُهُ حَرْبًا فَجَاءَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ «أَرُونِي ابْنِي مَا سَمَّيْتُمُوهُ؟» فَقُلْتُ حَرْبًا فَقَالَ «بَلْ هُوَ حَسَنٌ» فَلَمَّا وُلِدَ الْحُسَيْنُ سَمَّيْناهُ حَرْبًا فَأَتَى رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ «ائْتُونِي ابْنِي مَا سَمَّيْتُمُوهُ؟» فَقُلْتُ حَرْبًا فَقَالَ «بَلْ هُوَ حُسَيْنٌ» فَلَمَّا وُلِدَ الثَّالِثُ سَمَّيْتُهُ حَرْبًا فَجَاءَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ «أَرُونِي ابْنِي مَا سَمَّيْتُمُوهُ؟» فَقُلْتُ حَرْبًا فَقَالَ «بَلْ هُوَ مُحَسِّنٌ» ثُمَّ قَالَ «إِنِّي سَمَّيْتُهُمْ بِأَسْمَاءِ وَلَدِ هَارُونَ شَبَرَ وَشُبَيْرَ وَمُشَبِّرَ»