25/105. Chapter:
Few disallowed names
Mishkat al-Masabih : 4753
Mishkat al-MasabihHadith Number 4753
وَعَن سَمُرَةَ بْنِ جُنْدُبٍ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ: " لَا تسمين غُلَاما يسارا وَلَا رباحا ولانجيحا وَلَا أَفْلَحَ فَإِنَّكَ تَقُولُ: أَثَمَّ هُوَ؟ فَلَا يَكُونُ فَيَقُولُ لَا " رَوَاهُ مُسْلِمٌ. وَفِي رِوَايَةٍ لَهُ قَالَ: «لَا تسم غُلَاما رَبَاحًا وَلَا يَسَارًا وَلَا أَفْلَحَ وَلَا نَافِعًا»
Sayyiduna Samurah ibn Jundub رضي الله عنه narrated that Allah's Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم said, "Do not give the name Yasar, Rabah, Najih or Aflah to your son lest you may ask 'Is he (say Yasar) here, while he is not there and you will get a reply, '(Yasar is) not here!'" [2] According to another version from him: "Do not call your son Rabah, Yasar, Aflah or Nafi." [3] (The names mean; Yasar is abundance, wealth. Rabah is profit, gain. Najih is successful, prosperous, victorious. Aflah is successful, delivered (from predicament). Nafi is beneficial, profitable.
[2] Muslim # 10-2136.Reference : Mishkat al-Masabih 4753In-book reference : Book 25, Hadith 126
