Chain of narration · Isnād
Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.
Narrated by Sadqah bin al-FadlfromSufyan bin 'UyaynahfromMuhammad bin al-Munkdar bin 'AbdullahfromJabir ibn 'Abdullah
Hadith text · Matn
سَمِّ ابْنَكَ عَبْدَ الرَّحْمَنِ
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English translation
Narrated Jabir:
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 `Abdur-Rahman."
Original Arabic chain wording
حَدَّثَنَا صَدَقَةُ بْنُ الْفَضْلِ، أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ الْمُنْكَدِرِ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ وُلِدَ لِرَجُلٍ مِنَّا غُلاَمٌ فَسَمَّاهُ الْقَاسِمَ فَقُلْنَا لاَ نَكْنِيكَ أَبَا الْقَاسِمِ وَلاَ كَرَامَةَ. فَأَخْبَرَ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ