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Jami' at-TirmidhiChapters on Manners

Jami' at-Tirmidhi 2835

Chapter: What Has Been Related About What Names Are Disliked

Differing grades 3 scholars’ grades Jami' at-Tirmidhi 2835

Narrator:Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh

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

"‏ لأَنْهَيَنَّ أَنْ يُسَمَّى رَافِعٌ وَبَرَكَةُ وَيَسَارٌ ‏"

Narrated 'Umar [bin Al-Khattab]:

that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "I forbid naming with Rafi, Barakah and Yasar."

Reported by At-Tirmidhi (No. 2835).

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Classical commentary

Al-Mubarakfuri — Tuhfat al-Ahwadhi

قَوْلُهُ : ( أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو أَحْمَدَ ) اِسْمُهُ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الزُّبَيْرِيُّ. قَوْلُهُ : ( لَأَنْهَيَن أَنْ يُسَمَّى ) بِصِيغَةِ الْمَجْهُولِ ( رَافِعٌ وَبَرَكَةُ وَيَسَارٌ ) وَفِي رِوَايَةِ اِبْنِ مَاجَهْ : " لَئِنْ عِشْت إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ لَأَنْهَيَن أَنْ يُسَمَّى رَبَاحٌ وَنَجِيحٌ وَأَفْلَحُ وَنَافِعٌ وَيَسَارٌ " , وَعِلَّةُ النَّهْيِ عَنْ التَّسْمِيَةِ بِهَذِهِ الْأَسْمَاءِ تَأْتِي فِي حَدِيثِ سَمُرَةَ بْنِ جُنْدُبٍ الْآتِي : قَوْلُهُ : ( هَذَا حَدِيثٌ غَرِيبٌ ) وَأَخْرَجَهُ اِبْنُ مَاجَهْ ( وَالْمَشْهُورُ عِنْدَ النَّاسِ هَذَا الْحَدِيثُ عَنْ جَابِرٍ عَنْ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَيْسَ فِيهِ عَنْ عُمَرَ ) أَخْرَجَهُ مُسْلِمٌ مِنْ طَرِيقِ اِبْنِ ج…

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Scholars’ grades

The 3 scholars cited do not give the same grade: each one is shown below.

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 2835
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 2835
Ahmad Shakird. 1377 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 2835

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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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