Al-Adab Al-Mufrad
Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 823
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو نُعَيْمٍ، عَنْ إِسْرَائِيلَ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، عَنْ هَانِئِ بْنِ هَانِئٍ، عَنْ عَلِيٍّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: لَمَّا وُلِدَ الْحَسَنُ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ سَمَّيْتُهُ: حَرْبًا، فَجَاءَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ: أَرُونِي ابْنِي، مَا سَمَّيْتُمُوهُ؟ قُلْنَا: حَرْبًا، قَالَ: بَلْ هُوَ حَسَنٌ. فَلَمَّا وُلِدَ الْحُسَيْنُ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ سَمَّيْتُهُ حَرْبًا، فَجَاءَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ: أَرُونِي ابْنِي، مَا سَمَّيْتُمُوهُ؟ قُلْنَا: حَرْبًا، قَالَ: بَلْ هُوَ حُسَيْنٌ. فَلَمَّا وُلِدَ الثَّالِثُ سَمَّيْتُهُ: حَرْبًا، فَجَاءَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ: أَرُونِي ابْنِي، مَا سَمَّيْتُمُوهُ؟ قُلْنَا: حَرْبًا، قَالَ: بَلْ هُوَ مُحْسِنٌ، ثُمَّ قَالَ: إِنِّي سَمَّيْتُهُمْ بِأَسْمَاءِ وَلَدِ هَارُونَ: شِبْرٌ، وَشَبِيرٌ، وَمُشَبِّرٌ.
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
‘Ali, may Allah be pleased with him, said: When al-Hasan, may Allah be pleased with him, was born, I named him Harb. The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, came and said: “Show me my son. What have you named him?” We said: “Harb.” He replied: “Rather, he is Hasan.” When al-Husayn, may Allah be pleased with him, was born, I named him Harb. The Prophet came and said: “Show me my son. What have you named him?” We said: “Harb.” He replied: “Rather, he is Husayn.” When the third child was born, I named him Harb. The Prophet came and said: “Show me my son. What have you named him?” We said: “Harb.” He replied: “Rather, he is Muhsin.” Then he said: “I have named them with the names of Aaron’s sons: Shabr, Shubayr, and Mushabbir.”
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
قَالَ: بَلْ هُوَ مُحْسِنٌ
The Arabic name is Muhsin, not Muhassin.
Please correct the third child’s name against the Arabic.