Uswah
Book 61 · Virtues and Merits of the Prophet (pbuh) and his Companions

Hadith 3538

Narrated by Jabir · Book 61, Hadith 47

English

Narrated Jabir:The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Name yourselves after me, but do not call yourselves by my Kuniya

Translation: Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan. Digital text from the sunnah.com edition; formatting may differ from the Darussalam print edition.

العربية

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ كَثِيرٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ، عَنْ سَالِمٍ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏ "‏ تَسَمَّوْا بِاسْمِي، وَلاَ تَكْتَنُوا بِكُنْيَتِي ‏"‏