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Al-Adab Al-Mufrad: Hadith 645

34. Names

الأدب المفرد

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Rabah (meaning "profit")

بَابُ رَبَاحٍ

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Al-Adab Al-Mufrad
Sahih (Al-Albani)
حَدَّثَنَا الْمَكِّيُّ، قَالَ‏:‏ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ، عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ، سَمِعَ جَابِرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللهِ يَقُولُ‏:‏ أَرَادَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنْ يَنْهَى أَنْ يُسَمَّى بِيَعْلَى، وَبِبَرَكَةَ، وَنَافِعٍ، وَيَسَارٍ، وَأَفْلَحَ، وَنَحْوَ ذَلِكَ، ثُمَّ سَكَتَ بَعْدُ عَنْهَا، فَلَمْ يَقُلْ شَيْئًا‏.‏
Jabir ibn 'Abdullah said, "The Prophet (ﷺ) wanted to forbid people calling themselves Ya'la (to rise), Baraka (blessing), Nafi' (Helper), Yasar (good fortune), Aflah (most successful) and names like that. Then he was silent about that matter and did not say anything."
Reference: Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 834
In-book : Book 34, Hadith 24
English translation : Book 34, Hadith 834