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Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 3738

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In-book entry
82

Chapter 34

Chapter context: A man being given a kunyah before he has a child

باب الرَّجُلِ يُكَنَّى قَبْلَ أَنْ يُولَدَ لَهُ

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Hadith text

Original Arabic

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ أَبِي بُكَيْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَقِيلٍ، عَنْ حَمْزَةَ بْنِ صُهَيْبٍ، أَنَّ عُمَرَ، قَالَ لِصُهَيْبٍ مَا لَكَ تَكْتَنِي بِأَبِي يَحْيَى وَلَيْسَ لَكَ وَلَدٌ ‏.‏ قَالَ كَنَّانِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ بِأَبِي يَحْيَى ‏.‏

Translation

English translation

It was narrated from Hamzah bin Suhaib that Umar said to Suhaib:

"Why are you called Abu Yahya when you do not have a son?" He said: "The Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) gave me the Kunya of Abu Yahya."

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Where is this hadith found?

This is Hadith 3738 in Sunan Ibn Majah. It appears in Book 33, Etiquette, as in-book entry 82 under the chapter “A man being given a kunyah before he has a child.”

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Reference details

Collection
Sunan Ibn Majah
In-book entry
82

Source and grading notes

Sunan Ibn Majah 3738 In-book : Book 33, Hadith 83 English translation : Vol. 5, Book 33, Hadith 3738

Al-Albani:
Hasan
Muhammad Fouad Abd al-Baqi:
Hasan
Shuaib Al Arnaut:
Daif
Zubair Ali Zai:
Daif

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