Jami' at-Tirmidhi
Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2833
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ الأَسْوَدِ أَبُو عَمْرٍو الْوَرَّاقُ الْبَصْرِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا مَعْمَرُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ الرَّقِّيُّ، عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ صَالِحٍ الْمَكِّيِّ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُثْمَانَ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " أَحَبُّ الأَسْمَاءِ إِلَى اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ وَعَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ " . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ غَرِيبٌ مِنْ هَذَا الْوَجْهِ .
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
Ibn ‘Umar reported that the Prophet said: ‘The names most beloved to Allah, Mighty and Majestic, are ‘Abd Allah and ‘Abd al-Rahman.’
Abu ‘Isa said: This is a hasan gharib hadith through this route.
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
The two names mean ‘servant of Allah’ and ‘servant of the Most Merciful.’ The source grades the report hasan gharib through this chain.