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Sunan Ibn Majah 3729

Chapter: Names that are disliked

Differing grades 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Ibn Majah 3729

Narrator:Umar ibn al-Khattāb

حَدَّثَنَا نَصْرُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أَحْمَدَ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ، عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ ‏

"‏ لَئِنْ عِشْتُ إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ لأَنْهَيَنَّ أَنْ يُسَمَّى رَبَاحٌ وَنَجِيحٌ وَأَفْلَحُ وَنَافِعٌ وَيَسَارٌ ‏"

It was narrated from 'Umar ibn Al-Khattab that the Prophet(ﷺ) said:

"If I live- if Allah wills - I will forbid the names Rabah(profit), Najih(saved), Aflah (Successful), Nafi (beneficial) and Yasar(prosperity)."

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 3729).

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Classical commentary

Al-Sindi — Hashiyat al-Sindi on Sunan Ibn Majah

قَوْله ( لَأَنْهَيَنَّ ) مِنْ النَّهْي بِنُونِ التَّوْكِيد الثَّقِيلَة كَأَنَّهُ قَالَ ذَلِكَ قَبْل النَّهْي ثُمَّ نَهَى ( رَبَاح ) بِفَتْحِ الرَّاء ضِدّ الْخَسَارَة وَالنَّجَاح وَالْفَلَاح هُوَ الظَّفَر بِالْمَطْلُوبِ وَالْيَسَار مِنْ الْيُسْر ضِدّ الْعُسْر وَإِنَّمَا تُكْرَه التَّسْمِيَة بِهَذِهِ الْأَسْمَاء لِأَنَّ الْإِنْسَان إِذَا سُئِلَ بِأَحَدِ هَذِهِ الْأَسْمَاء فَقِيلَ اِسْمٌ هُوَ فَيَقُول الْمُجِيب لَا فَيَكُون الْجَوَاب شَنِيعًا تَكْرَهُهُ الْعُقُول فَالتَّسْمِيَة الْمُؤَدِّيَة إِلَى هَذَا الْجَوَاب مَكْرُوهَة.…

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Scholars’ grades

The 4 scholars cited do not give the same grade: each one is shown below.

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 3729
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 3729
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 3729
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 3729

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  • المستدرك على الصحيحين (7787)لَئِنْ عِشْتُ إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ ، لأَنْهَيَنَّ أَنْ يُسَمَّى رَبَاحٌ ، وَأَفْلَحُ ، وَنَجِيحٌ ، وَيَسَارٌ ، وَإِنْ عِشْتُ إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ ، لأُخْرِجَنَّ الْيَهُودَ مِنْ جَزِيرَةِ الْعَرَبِ

On the same subject

Authentic Sunan Abu Dawud 4958

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.

لاَ تُسَمِّيَنَّ غُلاَمَكَ يَسَارًا وَلاَ رَبَاحًا وَلاَ نَجِيحًا وَلاَ أَفْلَحَ فَإِنَّكَ تَقُولُ أَثَمَّ هُوَ فَيَقُولُ لاَ إِنَّمَا هُنَّ أَرْبَعٌ فَلاَ تَزِيدَنَّ عَلَىَّ ‏"

Narrated by Samurah ibn Jundub + 9 other versions

Authentic Sahih Muslim 2138

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) decided to forbid (his followers) to name persons as Ya'la (Elevated), Baraka (Blessing), Aflah (Successful), Yasar and Nafi', but I saw that he kept silent after that and he did not say anything until Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) died. And he did not forbid (his followers to do…

يُسَمَّى بِيَعْلَى وَبِبَرَكَةَ وَبِأَفْلَحَ وَبِيَسَارٍ وَبِنَافِعٍ وَبِنَحْوِ ذَلِكَ ثُمَّ رَأَيْتُهُ سَكَتَ بَعْدُ عَنْهَا فَلَمْ يَقُلْ شَيْئًا ثُمَّ قُبِضَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَلَمْ يَنْهَ عَنْ…

Narrated by Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh

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