Sahih al-Bukhari 3114

Hadith text

Narrated Jabir bin 'Abdullah (ra):A boy was born to one of our men, the Ansar, and he wanted to name him Muhammad. The Ansari man said, "I took the boy to the Prophet (ﷺ). The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Name your child by my name, but do not name (them) by my Kunya, for I have been made Qasim (i.e., a distributor) to distribute (the booty etc.) amongst you." The narrator, Husain said that the Prophet (ﷺ) said, "I have been sent as a Qasim (i.e., distributor) to distribute (things) amongst you." [The Sub narrator Salim said that he heard Jabir saying that the man wanted to name the boy Al-Qasim, but the Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Call (your sons) by my name, but do not name (them) by my Kunya

Jabir bin Abdullah bataate hain: Humare ek Ansaar shaks ke ek beta hua aur woh use Muhammad naam dena chahta tha. Ansaar shaks ne kaha, "Main ladke ko Nabi ke paas le gaya. Nabi ne kaha, 'Apne bachche ka naam mere naam par rakho, magar meri Kunya (naam) mat rakho, kyunke mujhe Qasim (yaani baantne wala) banaya gaya hai taake main tum mein (maal-e-ghanimat waghera) baant sakoon.'" Raawi, Husain ne kaha ke Nabi ne kaha, "Mujhe Qasim (yaani baantne wala) ke tor par bheja gaya hai taake main tum mein cheezein baant sakoon." [Doosre raawi Salim ne kaha ke unhone Jabir ko kehte suna ke shaks apne bete ka naam Al-Qasim rakhna chahta tha, magar Nabi ne kaha, "(Apne beton ka naam) mere naam par rakho, magar meri Kunya mat rakho."]

Sahih al-Bukhari 3114 · Book 57, Hadith 23