The Book of Manners and Etiquette

Sahih Muslim

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) forbade us to give names to our servants as these four names: Aflah (Successful), Rabdh (Profit), Yasar (Wealth), and Nafi' (Beneficial).

Sahih Muslim

The names dearest to Allah are 'Abdullah and 'Abd al-Rahman.

Sahih Muslim

We will not allow You to give the name of Muhammad (to your child) after the name of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ). He set forth with his son carrying him on his back and came to Allah's Apostle (ﷺ), and said:...

Sahih Muslim

We will not allow you to give the name after the name of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) until you ask him (the Holy Prophet). So he (that person) came and said (to the Holy Prophet): A child was born in my...

Sahih Muslim

" (I have been sent as a distributor), so I distribute amongst you."

Sahih Muslim

Give the name after my name, but do not give (the kunya of Abu'l-Qasim after my) kunya, for I am Abu'l-Qasim (in the sense) that I distribute amongst you (the spoils of war) and disseminate the knowledge (of revelation). This...

Sahih Muslim

This hadith has been reported on the authority of A'mash with the same chain of transmitters but there is a slight variation (of wording) that, instead of the word Bu'ithat (I have been sent), the word ju'ilat (I have been...

Sahih Muslim

The Ansar have done well to give the name (to your children) after my name, but do not give them the kunya after my kunya.

Sahih Muslim

This hadith has been narrated through different chains of transmitters on the authority of Shu'ba with a slight variation of wording.

Sahih Muslim

Messenger of Allah, I did not mean you, but I called such and such (person), whereupon Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: You may call yourself by my name, but not by my kunya.