Ibn 'Abbas said, "The Prophet of Allah, may Allah bless him and
grant him peace, came forward swiftly while we were sitting, He approached
in such a manner that we wee alarmed by the speed with which he came towards
us. When he reached us, he greeted us and said, 'I came swiftly to you
to tell you about the Night of Power. I forgot it in the time it took me
to get to you, so look for it in the last ten nights (of Ramadan).'"
'Abdullah Hudud related that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and
grant him peace, said, "Who will drive these camels of ours?" or "Who will
deliver these camels of ours?" A man said, "I will." He asked, "What is
your name?" "So-and-so," he said. He said, "Sit down." Then another stood
up and the Prophet asked, "What is your name?" The man said, "So-and-so."
He said, "Sit down." Then another man stood up and the Prophet said, "What
is your name?" "Najiyya (Rescuer)," he said. "The Prophet said, "You will
do it. Drive them."
Abu Wahb, a Companion, reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless
him and grant him peace, said, "Name yourselves with the names of the Prophets.
The names which Allah Almighty loves most are 'Abdullah and 'Abdu'r-Rahman.
The most truthful names are Harith and Humam. The ugliest names are Harb
and Murra."
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ الْمِقْدَامِ بْنِ شُرَيْحِ بْنِ هَانِئٍ الْحَارِثِيُّ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ الْمِقْدَامِ، عَنْ شُرَيْحِ بْنِ هَانِئٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي هَانِئُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ، أَنَّهُ لَمَّا وَفَدَ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم مَعَ قَوْمِهِ، فَسَمِعَهُمُ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَهُمْ يُكَنُّونَهُ بِأَبِي الْحَكَمِ، فَدَعَاهُ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ: إِنَّ اللَّهَ هُوَ الْحَكَمُ، وَإِلَيْهِ الْحُكْمُ، فَلِمَ تَكَنَّيْتَ بِأَبِي الْحَكَمِ؟ قَالَ: لاَ، وَلَكِنَّ قَوْمِي إِذَا اخْتَلَفُوا فِي شَيْءٍ أَتَوْنِي فَحَكَمْتُ بَيْنَهُمْ، فَرَضِيَ كِلاَ الْفَرِيقَيْنِ، قَالَ: مَا أَحْسَنَ هَذَا، ثُمَّ قَالَ: مَا لَكَ مِنَ الْوَلَدِ؟ قُلْتُ: لِي شُرَيْحٌ، وَعَبْدُ اللهِ، وَمُسْلِمٌ، بَنُو هَانِئٍ، قَالَ: فَمَنْ أَكْبَرُهُمْ؟ قُلْتُ: شُرَيْحٌ، قَالَ: فَأَنْتَ أَبُو شُرَيْحٍ، وَدَعَا لَهُ وَوَلَدِهِ.
Hani' ibn Yazid related that when he came to the Prophet, may Allah
bless him and grant him peace, with his people, the Prophet heard them
using the kunya Abu'l-Hakam. The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant
him peace, called him and said, "Allah is the Judge (al-Hakam) and He has
judgement. Why have you been given the kunya Abu'l-Hakam?" He said, "When
my people disagree about something, they bring it to me and I judge between
them so that both parties are content." "How excellent this!" the Prophet
exclaimed. Then he asked, "Do you have any children?" Hani' replied, "I
have Shurayh, 'Abdullah and Muslim, the Banu Hani'.' He asked, "Which of
them is the oldest?" "Shurayh," he replied. He said, "You are Abu Shurayh,"
and he made supplication for him and his children.
