سنن أبي داود

Hadith 4958

Book 43: General Behavior (Kitab Al-Adab)

كِتَاب الْأَدَبِ

Chapter 70

Chapter: Changing bad names.

باب فِي تَغْيِيرِ الاِسْمِ الْقَبِيحِ

English narration

Narrated by سمرة بن جندب الفزاري

Samurah bin Jundub reported the Messenger of Allah ﷺ as saying: Do not call your servant Yasar (wealth), Rabah (profit), Nijih (prosperous) and Aflah (successful), for you may ask; Is he there? And someone says: No. Samurah said: These are four (names), so do not attribute more to me.

النص العربي

حَدَّثَنَا النُّفَيْلِيُّ ، حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرٌ ، حَدَّثَنَا مَنْصُورُ بْنُ الْمُعْتَمِرِ ، عَنْ هِلَالِ بْنِ يَسَافٍ ، عَنْ رَبِيعِ بْنِ عُمَيْلَةَ ، عَنْ سَمُرَةَ بْنِ جُنْدُبٍ ، قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : "

لَا تُسَمِّيَنَّ غُلَامَكَ يَسَارًا ، وَلَا رَبَاحًا ، وَلَا نَجِيحًا ، وَلَا أَفْلَحَ فَإِنَّكَ تَقُولُ : أَثَمَّ هُوَ ؟ ، فَيَقُولُ : لَا ، إِنَّمَا هُنَّ أَرْبَعٌ فَلَا تَزِيدَنَّ عَلَيَّ

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Reference: Sunan Abi Dawud 4958In-book: Book 43, Hadith 4958

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