Sunan Ibn Majah
Sunan Ibn Majah 3730
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا الْمُعْتَمِرُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ، عَنِ الرُّكَيْنِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ سَمُرَةَ، قَالَ نَهَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ أَنْ نُسَمِّيَ رَقِيقَنَا أَرْبَعَةَ أَسْمَاءٍ أَفْلَحُ وَنَافِعٌ وَرَبَاحٌ وَيَسَارٌ .
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
It was narrated that Abu Bakr said: al-Mu‘tamir ibn Sulayman narrated to us, from al-Rukayn, from his father, from Samurah, who said: ‘The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade us to give those under our authority four names: Aflah, Nafi‘, Rabah, and Yasar.’
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
Raqiq refers to enslaved people in the historical context of this report.