Jami' at-Tirmidhi
Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2843
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ الْقَطَّانُ، حَدَّثَنَا فِطْرُ بْنُ خَلِيفَةَ، حَدَّثَنِي مُنْذِرٌ، وَهُوَ الثَّوْرِيُّ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ ابْنِ الْحَنَفِيَّةِ، عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ، أَنَّهُ قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَرَأَيْتَ إِنْ وُلِدَ لِي بَعْدَكَ أُسَمِّيهِ مُحَمَّدًا وَأُكْنِيهِ بِكُنْيَتِكَ قَالَ " نَعَمْ " . قَالَ فَكَانَتْ رُخْصَةً لِي . هَذَا حَدِيثٌ صَحِيحٌ .
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
‘Ali ibn Abi Talib said, ‘Messenger of Allah, if I have a son after you, may I name him Muhammad and give him your kunya?’ He replied, ‘Yes.’ ‘Ali said, ‘That was a special concession for me.’
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
The Arabic states that ‘Ali asked both about naming a son Muhammad and giving him the Prophet’s kunya. Abu ‘Isa says this hadith is sahih.