Sahih al-Bukhari
Sahih al-Bukhari 6187
Arabic hadith text
حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا حُصَيْنٌ، عَنْ سَالِمٍ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ وُلِدَ لِرَجُلٍ مِنَّا غُلاَمٌ فَسَمَّاهُ الْقَاسِمَ فَقَالُوا لاَ نَكْنِيهِ حَتَّى نَسْأَلَ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ " سَمُّوا بِاسْمِي، وَلاَ تَكْتَنُوا بِكُنْيَتِي ".
Translation
Musaddad narrated to us: Khalid narrated to us: Husayn narrated to us, from Salim, from Jabir, may Allah be pleased with him, who said: A boy was born to a man among us, and he named him al-Qasim. They said, ‘We will not give him a kunya until we ask the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him.’ He said, ‘Name yourselves after me, but do not use my kunya.’