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Jami' at-TirmidhiChapters on Manners

Jami' at-Tirmidhi 2836

Chapter: What Has Been Related About What Names Are Disliked

Authentic 4 scholars’ grades Jami' at-Tirmidhi 2836

Narrator:Samurah ibn Jundub

حَدَّثَنَا مَحْمُودُ بْنُ غَيْلاَنَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو دَاوُدَ، عَنْ شُعْبَةَ، عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ، عَنْ هِلاَلِ بْنِ يِسَافٍ، عَنِ الرَّبِيعِ بْنِ عُمَيْلَةَ الْفَزَارِيِّ، عَنْ سَمُرَةَ بْنِ جُنْدُبٍ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏"‏

لاَ تُسَمِّي غُلاَمَكَ رَبَاحٌ وَلاَ أَفْلَحُ وَلاَ يَسَارٌ وَلاَ نَجِيحٌ يُقَالُ أَثَمَّ هُوَ فَيُقَالُ لاَ ‏"

Narrated Samurah bin Jundab:

that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "Do not name your boy Rabah, nor Aflah, nor Yasar, nor Najih, so that it may be said: 'Is he there?' and it may be said: 'No.'"

Reported by At-Tirmidhi (No. 2836).

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Classical commentary

Al-Mubarakfuri — Tuhfat al-Ahwadhi

قَوْلُهُ : ( لَا تُسَمِّ غُلَامَك ) أَيْ صَبِيَّك أَوْ عَبْدَك ( رَبَاحَ ) كَذَا وَقَعَ فِي النُّسَخِ الْحَاضِرَةِ رَبَاحَ وَيَسَارَ وَنَجِيحَ بِغَيْرِ الْأَلِفِ , وَوَقَعَ فِي رِوَايَةِ مُسْلِمٍ وَأَبِي دَاوُدَ رَبَاحًا وَيَسَارًا وَنَجِيحًا بِالْأَلِفِ وَهُوَ الظَّاهِرُ , وَرَبَاحٌ بِفَتْحِ الرَّاءِ مِنْ الرِّبْحِ ضِدُّ الْخَسَارَةِ ( وَلَا أَفْلَحَ ) مِنْ الْفَلَاحِ وَهُوَ الْفَوْزُ ( وَلَا يَسَارَ ) مِنْ الْيُسْرِ ضِدُّ الْعُسْرِ ( وَلَا نَجِيحَ ) مِنْ النَّجْحِ وَهُوَ الظَّفَرُ ( أَثَمَّ ) أَيْ أَهُنَاكَ ( هُوَ ) أَيْ الْمُسَمَّى بِأَحَدِ هَذِهِ الْأَسْمَاءِ الْمَذْكُورَةِ ( فَيُقَالُ لَا ) أَيْ لَيْسَ هُنَاكَ رَبَاحٌ أَوْ أَفْلَحُ أَوْ يَسَارٌ أَوْ نَجِيحٌ فَلَا يَحْسُنُ مِثْلُ هَذَا ف…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 2836
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH AuthenticSahih Muslim The hadith No. 2836
Ahmad Shakird. 1377 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 2836
Bashar Awwad Ma'ruf AuthenticHasan Sahih The hadith No. 2836

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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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