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Thulathiyyat (Musnad Ahmad) 198

Musnad of Abū Ḥamzah Anas ibn Mālik al-Anṣārī, the Servant of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) ﷺ

حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ، أَخْبَرَنَا حُمَيْدٌ، وَعَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ بَكْرٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا حُمَيْدٌ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ بِالْبَقِيعِ، فَنَادَى رَجُلٌ رَجُلًا: يَا أَبَا الْقَاسِمِ، فَالْتَفَتَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَقَالَ الرَّجُلُ: لَمْ أَعْنِكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، إِنَّمَا عَنَيْتُ فُلَانًا. فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «تَسَمَّوْا بِاسْمِي، وَلَا تَكَنَّوْا بِكُنْيَتِي». حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ بَكْرٍ فِي حَدِيثِهِ: «تَسَمَّوْا بِاسْمِي».

Translation

Anas ibn Mālik (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) ﷺ was at al-Baqīʿ when a man called out to man, “O Abū al-Qāsim!” The Prophet (ﷺ) ﷺ turned toward him, and the man said, “I did not mean you, O Messenger of Allah; I only meant so and so.” The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) ﷺ said, “Name yourselves after my name, but do not take my kunya.” Reference: Musnad Aḥmad 198

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Same hadith, other wordings

  • Sunan Ibnu Majah 3735تَسَمَّوْا بِاسْمِي وَلاَ تَكَنَّوْا بِكُنْيَتِي
  • Sunan Ibnu Majah 3736تَسَمَّوْا بِاسْمِي وَلاَ تَكَنَّوْا بِكُنْيَتِي
  • Shahih Muslim 2134تَسَمَّوْا بِاسْمِي وَلاَ تَكَنَّوْا بِكُنْيَتِي