Chapter 34.0

A man being given a kunyah before he has a child

باب الرَّجُلِ يُكَنَّى قَبْلَ أَنْ يُولَدَ لَهُ

3 hadiths

Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

5 transmitters

Narrated by Abu Bakr bin Abi UvaisfromYahya bin Sa'id bin Farroukh al-Qatanfrom'Ubaidullah bin al-AkhnsfromYusuf bin Mahkfromibn Abbas

Hadith text · Matn

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 ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ بِأَبِي يَحْيَى ‏.‏

English translation

It was narrated from Hamzah bin Suhaib that Umar said to Suhaib:

"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."

Sunan Ibn Majah, 3739sahih

Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

6 transmitters

Narrated by Abu Bakr bin Abi UvaisfromShababa bin SawarfromShu'bah bin al-HajjajfromKhalid bin Mahran al-Hadha'from'Abdur Rahman bin Abi BakrafromAbu Bakra al-Thaqafi

Hadith text · Matn

‏ فَأَنْتِ أُمُّ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ‏

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English translation

It was narrated from Aisha that she said to the Prophet(ﷺ):

"All of your wives have a Kunyah except me." He said: "You are Umm Abdullah".

Original Arabic chain wording

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ مَوْلًى، لِلزُّبَيْرِ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، ‏.‏ أَنَّهَا قَالَتْ لِلنَّبِيِّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ كُلُّ أَزْوَاجِكَ كَنَّيْتَهُ غَيْرِي ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏

Sunan Ibn Majah, 3740sahih

Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

6 transmitters

Narrated by Abu Bakr bin Abi ShaybafromYahya bin Abi BkyrfromShayban bin 'Abdur Rahmanfrom'Abdul Malik bin 'Umayr al-QabtifromAbu Salama bin 'Abdur RahmanfromAbu Hurairah

Hadith text · Matn

‏ يَا أَبَا عُمَيْرٍ ‏

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English translation

It was narrated that Anas said:

"The Prophet(ﷺ) used to come to us and say to a brother of mine, who was small: 'O Abu Umair.'".

Original Arabic chain wording

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، عَنْ شُعْبَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي التَّيَّاحِ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، قَالَ كَانَ النَّبِيُّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ يَأْتِينَا فَيَقُولُ لأَخٍ لِي وَكَانَ صَغِيرًا ‏