Sunan Ibn Majah
Sunan Ibn Majah 3728
Arabic hadith text
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدُ بْنُ مَخْلَدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا الْعُمَرِيُّ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ قَالَ " أَحَبُّ الأَسْمَاءِ إِلَى اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ وَعَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ " .
Translation
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It was narrated that Abu Bakr said: Khalid ibn Makhlad narrated to us; al-‘Umari narrated to us, from Nafi‘, from Ibn ‘Umar, from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), who said: ‘The most beloved names to Allah, Mighty and Majestic, are ‘Abdullah and ‘Abd al-Rahman.’