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Sahih al-Bukhari 4782

"Call them (adopted sons) by (the names of) their fathers. That is more just with Allah..." (V.33:5)

Authentic hadith of Sahih al-Bukhari Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih al-Bukhari 4782

Narrator:Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar

حَدَّثَنَا مُعَلَّى بْنُ أَسَدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ الْمُخْتَارِ، حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ عُقْبَةَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي سَالِمٌ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ أَنَّ

زَيْدَ بْنَ حَارِثَةَ، مَوْلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم مَا كُنَّا نَدْعُوهُ إِلاَّ زَيْدَ ابْنَ مُحَمَّدٍ حَتَّى نَزَلَ الْقُرْآنُ ‏‏{‏ادْعُوهُمْ لآبَائِهِمْ هُوَ أَقْسَطُ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ‏}‏‏.‏

Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar:

We used not to call Zaid bin Haritha the freed slave of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) except Zaid bin Muhammad till the Qu'anic Verse was revealed: "Call them (adopted sons) by (the names of) their fathers. That is more than just in the Sight of Allah." (33.5)

Reported by Al-Bukhari (No. 4782), Muslim (No. 2425a, 2425b), At-Tirmidhi (No. 3209, 3814) and Ahmad (No. 5222).

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Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani — Fath al-Bari

قَوْله : ( إِنَّ زَيْد بْن حَارِثَة مَوْلَى رَسُول اللَّه صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَا كُنَّا نَدْعُوهُ إِلَّا زَيْد بْنَ مُحَمَّد , حَتَّى نَزَلَ الْقُرْآن : اُدْعُوهُمْ لِآبَائِهِمْ هُوَ أَقْسَط عِنْدَ اللَّه ) فِي رِوَايَة الْقَاسِم بْن مَعْن عَنْ مُوسَى بْن عُقْبَةَ فِي هَذَا الْحَدِيث " مَا كُنَّا نَدْعُو زَيْد بْن حَارِثَة الْكَلْبِيّ مَوْلَى رَسُول اللَّه صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِلَّا زَيْد بْنَ مُحَمَّد " أَخْرَجَهُ الْإِسْمَاعِيلِيّ. وَفِي حَدِيث عَائِشَة الْآتِي فِي النِّكَاح فِي قِصَّة سَالِم مَوْلَى أَبِي حُذَيْفَة " وَكَانَ مَنْ تَبَنَّى رَجُلًا فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّة دَعَاهُ النَّاس إِلَيْهِ وَوَرِثَ مِيرَاثه , حَتَّى نَزَلَتْ هَذِهِ الْآيَة " وَسَيَأْتِي مَزِيد ا…

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Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih Muslim 2425a

We were in the habit of calling Zaid b. Harith as Zaid b. Muhammad until it was revealed in the Qur'an:" Call them by the names of their fathers. This is more equitable with Allah" (This hadith has been transmitted on the authority of Qutaiba b. Sa'd)

مَا كُنَّا نَدْعُو زَيْدَ بْنَ حَارِثَةَ إِلاَّ زَيْدَ بْنَ مُحَمَّدٍ حَتَّى نَزَلَ الْقُرْآنُ ‏‏{‏ ادْعُوهُمْ لآبَائِهِمْ هُوَ أَقْسَطُ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ‏}‏

Narrated by Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih Muslim 2425b

This hadith has been narrated on the authority 'Abdullah through another chain of transmitters.

حَدَّثَنِي أَحْمَدُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ الدَّارِمِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا حَبَّانُ، حَدَّثَنَا وُهَيْبٌ، حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ عُقْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنِي سَالِمٌ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، بِمِثْلِهِ ‏.‏

Narrated by Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Jami' at-Tirmidhi 3209

"We called Zaid bin Harithah nothing but 'Zaid bin Muhammad' until the Qur'an was revealed (saying): 'Call them by their fathers, that is more just according to Allah (33:5).'"

مَا كُنَّا نَدْعُو زَيْدَ بْنَ حَارِثَةَ إِلاَّ زَيْدَ بْنَ مُحَمَّدٍ حَتَّى نَزَلَ الْقُرْآنُ ‏:‏ ‏‏(‏ ادعُوهُمْ لآبَائِهِمْ هُوَ أَقْسَطُ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ ‏)‏ ‏

Narrated by Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Jami' at-Tirmidhi 3814

"We called Zaid bin Harithah nothing but 'Zaid bin Muhammad' until the Qur'an was revealed (ordering): Call them by their fathers, that is more just according to Allah. (33:5)"

مَا كُنَّا نَدْعُو زَيْدَ بْنَ حَارِثَةَ إِلاَّ زَيْدَ بْنَ مُحَمَّدٍ حَتَّى نَزَلَتْ ‏:‏ ‏‏(‏ ادعُوهُمْ لِأَبَائِهِمْ هُوَ أَقْسَطُ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ ‏)‏ ‏

Narrated by Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar

Not graded Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Musnad Ahmad 5222

حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ حَدَّثَنَا وُهَيْبٌ حَدَّثَنِي مُوسَى بْنُ عُقْبَةَ حَدَّثَنِي سَالِمٌ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ حَارِثَةَ الْكَلْبِيِّ مَوْلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ…

Narrated by Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar Arabic only

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Mishkat al-Masabih 6151

He told that they used to call Zaid b. Haritha, God's messenger's client, simply Zaid b. Muhammad till the verse in the Quran came down, "Call them after their fathers[*]." *Quran, 33:5. (Bukhari and Muslim.) The tradition of al-Bara' in which he said to `Ali, "You pertain to me," has been…

وَعَنْهُ قَالَ: إِنَّ زَيْدٍ بْنِ حَارِثَةَ مَوْلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَا كُنَّا نَدْعُوهُ إِلَّا زَيْدَ بْنَ مُحَمَّدٍ حَتَّى نزل الْقُرْآن [أُدعوهم لِآبَائِهِمْ] مُتَّفق عَلَيْهِ وَذكر…

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