240 hadith
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "I have several names. I am Muhammad, and I am Ahmad. I am al-Mahi, the one through whom Allah erases disbelief. I am al-Hashir, the one at whose feet people will be gathered. And I am al-Aqib, the one after…
مسلم 6106SahihI heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, "I have several names. I am Muhammad, I am Ahmad, I am al-Mahi, the one through whom Allah erases disbelief, I am al-Hashir, the one at whose feet people will be gathered, and I am al-Aqib."
الأعظمي 13551SahihI heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, "I have several names. I am Muhammad, and I am Ahmad. I am al-Mahi, the one through whom Allah erases disbelief. I am al-Hashir, the one at whose feet people will be gathered. And I am al-Aqib."
البخاري 4896SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "I have several names. I am Muhammad, and I am Ahmad. I am al-Mahi, the one through whom Allah erases disbelief. I am al-Hashir, the one at whose feet people will be gathered. And I am al-Aqib, the one after…
الترمذي 2840SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ named for us several names of his own, some of which we memorized. He said, "I am Muhammad, and Ahmad, and al-Muqaffi, and al-Hashir, and the Prophet of Mercy." Yazid added, "and the Prophet of Repentance, and the…
أحمد 19525SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ named for us several names of his. Some we remembered and some we did not. He said, "I am Muhammad, I am Ahmad, the Muqaffi, the Hashir, the Prophet of Tawba, and the Prophet of Battle."
أحمد 19621SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to name himself to us by several names. He said, "I am Muhammad, al-Muqaffa, al-Hashir, the Prophet of Tawba, and the Prophet of Mercy."
الأعظمي 8516SahihThe Prophet ﷺ said, "I have several names. I am Muhammad, and I am Ahmad. I am al-Hashir, the one at whose feet people will be gathered. I am al-Mahi, the one through whom Allah wipes out disbelief. And I am al-Aqib, and al-Aqib is the one…
أحمد 16734SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to name himself to us by several names. He said, "I am Muhammad, and Ahmad, and al-Muqaffi, and al-Hashir, and the Prophet of Tawba, and the Prophet of Mercy."
الأعظمي 13552SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "I have five names. I am Muhammad and Ahmad. I am al-Mahi, the one through whom Allah erases disbelief. I am al-Hashir, the one at whose feet people will be gathered. And I am al-Aqib."
الأعظمي 8514SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ named for us several of his own names, some of which we memorized. He said, "I am Muhammad, Ahmad, al-Muqaffi, al-Hashir, the Prophet of Tawba, and the Prophet of Battle."
أحمد 19651SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "I have five names. I am Muhammad, and I am Ahmad. I am al-Mahi, the one through whom Allah erases disbelief. I am al-Hashir, the one at whose feet people will be gathered. And I am al-Aqib."
البخاري 3532SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "I have five names. I am Muhammad, I am Ahmad, I am al-Mahi, the one through whom Allah erases disbelief, I am al-Hashir, the one at whose feet people will be gathered, and I am al-Aqib."
الأعظمي 749SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to name himself for us by several names. He said, "I am Muhammad, Ahmad, al-Muqaffi, al-Hashir, the Prophet of Tawba, and the Prophet of Mercy."
مسلم 6108SahihThe Prophet ﷺ said, "I have five names. I am Muhammad. I am Ahmad. I am the Eraser, through whom Allah erases disbelief. I am the Gatherer, at whose feet the people will be gathered. And I am the Last, after whom there is no prophet."
مالك 1951SahihI heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, "I have several names. I am Ahmad. I am Muhammad. I am al-Mahi, the one through whom Allah wipes out disbelief. I am al-Hashir, the one at whose feet people will be gathered. And I am al-Aqib." Muamar…
أحمد 16771SahihUmar looked at Abu Abdul-Hameed, or Ibn Abdul-Hameed, Abu Awana was uncertain, whose name was Muhammad, and a man was saying to him, "Muhammad, may Allah do such and such to you," cursing him. At that, the Commander of the Faithful said,…
أحمد 17896SahihA man among us had a son born to him and named him Muhammad. We said to him, "We will not address you by the Messenger of Allah's ﷺ own title until you ask his permission." So the man went to him and said, "A son has been born to me and I…
مسلم 5590SahihA man from the Ansar had a boy born to him and wished to name him Muhammad. He came to the Prophet ﷺ and asked him about it. The Prophet ﷺ said, "The Ansar have done well. Name your children with my name, but do not adopt my kunya."
أحمد 14183SahihThe Prophet ﷺ arrived, and there was not one of us who did not have a nickname or two. Whenever he called someone by his nickname, we would say, "Messenger of Allah, he dislikes that name." So Surah Fatihah was revealed. We were sitting…
أحمد 16643HasanThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Name yourselves after my name, but do not take my kunya as your own."
أحمد 7654SahihA man from the Ansar had a son born to him and wanted to name him Muhammad. He came to the Prophet ﷺ and asked him about it. The Prophet ﷺ said, "The Ansar have done well. Name your children with my name, but do not take my kunya as your…
مسلم 5593SahihWe never called Zayd bin Haritha anything but Zayd bin Muhammad, until it was revealed in the Quran, *"Call them by the names of their fathers, that is more just in the sight of Allah"* [Ahzab 33:5]. Shaykh Abu Ahmad Muhammad bin Isa said,…
مسلم 6263SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Name yourselves with my name, but do not take my kunya as your own."
أحمد 10077SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Name yourselves with my name, but do not take my kunya as your own."
أحمد 10482SahihThe Prophet ﷺ said, "Name yourselves by my name, but do not take my kunya as your own."
أحمد 10372SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Among the best of your names are Abdullah and Abdul-Rahman."
أحمد 17605SahihMy father's name in the days of ignorance was Aziz, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ named him Abdul-Rahman.
أحمد 17604SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Name yourselves with my name, but do not take my kunya as your own."
أحمد 14364SahihMy name in the days of ignorance was Abd Amr, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ named me Abdul-Rahman.
الأعظمي 14519SahihSumayy reported that the Prophet ﷺ said, "Do not combine my name and my kunya, for I am Abu Qasim. Allah [[r4]] gives, and I distribute."
أحمد 9598SahihThe Prophet ﷺ said, "Name yourselves by my name, but do not take my kunya as your own."
أحمد 7377SahihWe used to call Zayd bin Haritha, the freed slave of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, by no other name than Zayd bin Muhammad, until the Quran was revealed, *"Call them by the names of their fathers, that is more just in the sight of Allah"*…
البخاري 4782SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Name yourselves with my name, but do not take my kunya as your own."
ابن ماجه 3736SahihThe Prophet ﷺ said, "Name yourselves by my name, but do not take my kunya as your own."
أحمد 10726SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Name yourselves with the names of the prophets. The names most beloved to Allah [[r4]] are Abdullah and Abdul-Rahman. Keep horses, stroke their forelocks and hindquarters, and place collars upon them, but do…
النسائي 3595DaifThis verse was revealed concerning us. When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ arrived in Medina, every one of us had two or three names. Whenever he would call a man by one of his names, we would say, "Messenger of Allah, he gets angry at being…
الأعظمي 13354SahihA man from the Ansar had a baby boy and wanted to name him Muhammad, but it seemed his family disapproved. So he carried the child on his shoulder and brought him to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Name yourselves…
أحمد 14964SahihThe Prophet ﷺ said, "Name yourselves with my name, but do not take my kunya as your own."
أحمد 9094SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Name yourselves with my name, but do not take my kunya as your own."
أحمد 10191SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "On the Day of Resurrection, you will be called by your names and the names of your fathers, so choose good names for yourselves."
أبو داود 4948DaifThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Take my name as your own, but do not take my kunyah, for I have been made a distributor who apportions among you."
أحمد 14363SahihSumayy reported that the Prophet ﷺ said, "Name yourselves with my name, but do not take my kunyah as your own."
الأعظمي 14499HasanThe Prophet ﷺ said, "Name yourselves by my name, but do not take my kunya as your own."
أحمد 7378SahihThe Prophet ﷺ said, "Among the best of your names are Abdullah and Abdul-Rahman."
أحمد 4774SahihA son was born to one of our men, and he named him Muhammad. We said to him, "We will not allow you to take the Messenger of Allah's ﷺ kunya until you seek his permission." So he went to him and said, "A son has been born to me, and I have…
مسلم 5589SahihThe Prophet ﷺ said, "Name yourselves by my name, but do not take my kunya as your own."
أحمد 7532SahihThe Prophet ﷺ said, "Name yourselves by my name, but do not take my kunya as your own."
أحمد 9131SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Do not combine my name and my kunyah."
أحمد 15734SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Name yourselves with the names of the prophets. The names most beloved to Allah [[r4]] are Abdullah and Abdul-Rahman, the most truthful are Harith and Hammam, and the ugliest are Harb and Mura. Keep horses,…
أحمد 19032DaifThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "On the Day of Resurrection you will be called by your names and the names of your fathers, so make your names good."
أحمد 21693DaifThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Name yourselves with my name, but do not take my kunya as your own."
أبو داود 4965SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Do not combine my name and my kunya."
أحمد 23081SahihAbdullah bin Umar used to say, "We called him nothing but Zayd bin Muhammad, until the Quran was revealed: *'Call them by the names of their fathers, that is more just in the sight of Allah'* [Ahzab 33:5]."
أحمد 5479SahihWe used to call Zayd bin Haritha by no other name than Zayd ibn Muhammad, until the verse was revealed, *"Call them by their fathers' names, that is more just in the sight of Allah"* [Ahzab 33:5]. He said, this is a sound hadith.
الترمذي 3814SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to take good omens and did not believe in evil omens, and he was pleased by a beautiful name.
أحمد 2766DifficultUmar bin Khattab struck a son of his who was given the kunya Abu Isa. Mughira bin Shuba also used the kunya Abu Isa, so Umar said to him, "Is it not enough for you to be called Abu Abdullah?" Mughira replied, "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ…
الأعظمي 14540HasanA woman came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said, "Messenger of Allah, I have given birth to a boy and named him Muhammad and given him the kunya Abu al-Qasim. I have been told that you dislike this." He replied, "What is it that has made…
أبو داود 4968DaifWe never called Zayd bin Haritha anything but Zayd bin Muhammad, until this was revealed in the Quran, *"Call them by the names of their fathers, that is more just in the sight of Allah"* [Ahzab 33:5].
الأعظمي 10197SahihUmar bin Khattab [[r1]] struck a son of his who used the kunya Abu Isa. Mughira bin Shuba also used the kunya Abu Isa, so Umar said to him, "Is it not enough for you to use the kunya Abu Abdullah?" Mughira replied, "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ…
أبو داود 4963Hasan