Chapter: Mention of the Names of Allah's Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him)

Allah, Glorified and Exalted, said: "Muhammad is Allah's Messenger [362]" and He said: "And giving glad tidings of a Messenger to come after me, whose name is Ahmad [363]".

We narrated, Abu Abdillah the Hafiz, through dictation, he said: We narrated, Abu Ja'far al-Baghdadi, word for word, he said: Narrated to us, Ali bin Abdulaziz, he said: Narrated to us, Amro bin Aun al-Wasiti, he said: Narrated to us, Khalid bin Abdullah, from Dawood bin Abi Hind, from Al-Abbas bin Abdulrahman, from Kindeer bin Saeed, from his father, who said:

I made pilgrimage during the Age of Ignorance (pre-Islamic time), and I saw a man circumambulating the Kaaba reciting, "O Lord, Return my rider Muhammad... O Lord, return him and provide for me a substitute", another man said, "May the Lord bring him back". So I asked: Who is this? They replied: This is Abdul-Muttalib bin Hashim, he sent his grandson Muhammad to search for his camels. He did not send him on an errand but he succeeded in it, and now he has been overdue. He later returned with the camels, whereupon Abdul-Muttalib embraced him, saying: "My son, I was so worried about you, I had never been so worried before. By Allah, I will not send you on an errand [362] again."

[362] Noble Quran Verse (29) of Surah Al-Fath. [363] Noble Quran Verse (6) of Surah Al-Saff.

Hadith Translation

Abu al-Hussein Mohammad bin al-Hussein bin al-Fadl al-Qattan, from Baghdad, told us that Abdullah bin Ja'far bin Durustawayh told him that he was informed by Ya'qoob bin Sufyan, who was informed by Abu Bakr al-Humaidi, who heard from Sufyan that Abu al-Zinaad told him, having heard from al-A'raj, who in turn heard from Abu Hurairah. He said:

The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "Do you not marvel at how Allah, Glorious and Majestic, diverts the insults and curses of Quraish away from me? They insult a man named Mudhammam (disgraceful), and they curse a man named Mudhammam, but I am Muhammad (the praised one)." (365) This is narrated by Bukhari in his Sahih, from Ali bin Abdullah, from Sufyan.

Abu al-Hussein bin al-Fadl, said: Abd Allah bin Ja'far, told us that he was informed by Ya'qoob bin Sufyan. It is said that Abu al-Yaman told him, who heard from Shu'ayb, from al-Zuhri, who was informed by Muhammad bin Jubair bin Mut'im, from his father, who said:

I heard the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, say: "I have several names: I am Muhammad, and I am Ahmad, and I am al-Mahi (the eraser), by whom Allah erases disbelief, and I am al-Hashir (the gatherer), before whom people will be gathered for judgment, and I am al-Aqib (the last), after whom there will be no one else." (366)

References:

Hadith (364) was narrated by Ibn Sa'd in al-Tabaqat (1: 112), and al-Hakim in "al-Mustadrak" (2: 603), he said: "On the condition of Muslim and they did not bring it out."

Hadith (365) was narrated by Bukhari in: 61- The book of virtues (17) The chapter about the names of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, Fath al-Bari (6: 554- 555), and Ahmad in his "Musnad" (2: 244, 340, 369).

Hadith (366) was narrated by Bukhari in: 61- The book of virtues (17) The chapter about the names of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, Al-Fath (6: 554), and Tirmidhi in the book of adab (The chapter) what was narrated about the names of the Prophet, peace be upon him (5: 135), and Malik

The Hadith on the Names of the Prophet

This Hadith was narrated by Al-Bukhari in his Sahih, from Abi al-Yaman. It was also narrated by Muslim from 'Abd ibn Humaid, from Abi al-Yaman. Likewise, it was recorded by Muslim from Ibn 'Uyayna and 'Uqail, from Az-Zuhri. Al-Bukhari also narrated it from Malik ibn Anas, from Az-Zuhri.^[367]

Abu al-Husain Ali [ibn Muhammad ibn 'Abdullah]^[368] ibn Bisran Al-'Adl, from Baghdad, informed us saying: Ismail ibn Muhammad As-Saffar narrated to us, saying: Ahmad ibn Mansur narrated to us, saying: 'Abd al-Razzaq narrated to us, saying: Ma'mar informed us, from Az-Zuhri, from Muhammad ibn Jubair ibn Mut'im, from his father, who said: "I heard the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, saying: 'Indeed, I have names: I am Ahmad^[369] and I am Muhammad, I am Al-Mahi, by whom Allah erases disbelief, I am Al-Hashir, people will be gathered on my footprints, I am Al-Aqib'.

The narrator said: I asked Az-Zuhri: 'And what is Al-Aqib?' He replied: 'The one after whom there is no Prophet^[370]'."

Muslim narrated it in his Sahih, from 'Abd ibn Humaid, from 'Abd al-Razzaq. It can be found in Al-Muwatta in the chapter on the Names of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him (2:1004), and Al-Darimi in the chapter on the Names of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him (2:317). Imam Ahmad also recorded it in his Musnad (4:80, 81, 84). Al-Bukhari also recorded it in his Book of Tafsir, Tafsir of Surah As-Saff, Fath al-Bari (8:640), and Muslim in his Book of Virtues (Chapter on the Names of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, Hadith number 124, page 4:1828) and Jam' al-Wasa'il in the explanation of Ash-Shamail (2:317).

Hadeeth Translation

The narration was also extracted from the Hadeeth of Younus ibn Yazeed, from Az-Zuhri. It was stated in the Hadeeth, "I am Al-Aaqib (i.e., The Last), there won't be anyone after me. Allah has called me compassionate and merciful."

Indeed, we have been informed by Abu Abdullah Al-Hafiz, who said we were told by Abu Abdullah ibn Ya'qoub, who said we heard it from Hasan ibn Sufyan, who heard it from Harmalah ibn Yahya, who heard it from Ibn Wahb, who heard it from Younus who learned it from Ibn Shihab. It mentioned that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said. It was narrated by Muslim from Harmalah:

The interpretation of Al-Aaqib could possibly be the statement of Az-Zuhri, as clarified by Ma'amar. His statement of, "And Allah, the Exalted, called Him kind and merciful" is also from the statement of Az-Zuhri. And Allah knows best.

Abu Al-Hasan: Muhammad ibn Al-Husayn ibn Dawood Al-Alawi, may Allah have mercy on him, informed us, saying: Abu Bakr: Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Dullawayh Addaqqaq told us, said: Ahmad ibn Hafs ibn Abdullah informed me, who said, "My father informed me, 'Ibrahim ibn Tahman narrated to me, from Muhammad ibn Maysarah, from Az-Zuhri, from Muhammad ibn Jubair ibn Mut'im, from his father, From the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him; he said, 'I have five names: I am Muhammad, and I am Ahmed, and I am Al-Mahi, by whom Allah obliterates disbelief, and I am Al-Hashr, at whose feet people will be gathered, and I am Al-Aaqib, meaning The Sealer."(371)[(371)] The Hadeeth has passed in the margin (366).

Prophetic Names from Hadith Al-A’mash

It is narrated that the Messenger of Allah, blessed be Him, has given Himself names, some of which have been preserved. Then He mentioned them. The narration is proven authentic by Muslim in Sahih, from Ishaq Ibn Ibrahim.

Abu Al-Qasim informed us, Zaid Ibn Abi Hashim Al-Alawi in Kufa, said: Abu Ja'far, Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Duhaym, narrated: Ibrahim ibn Abd Allah told us: Wakia related from Al-Amash, from Abu Saleh, said: The Messenger of Allah, blessed be Him, said: "O people, I am a mercy bestowed upon you."

However, this narration is interrupted and is narrated connectedly.

Hadith reported by Hussain Ibn Muhammad Ibn Ziad and Ibrahim Ibn Abi Talib

Abu Abd Allah Al-Hafiz told us that Abu Al-Fadhl, Muhammad Ibn Ibrahim, narrated that Al-Hussein Ibn Muhammad Ibn Ziad and Ibrahim Ibn Abi Talib reported that they heard Ziad Ibn Yahya Al-Hassani narrate the Hadith.

Muslim mentioned this Hadith in the book of virtues, under the chapter of the names of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon Him, Hadith number (126), (4: 1828-1829), and Imam Ahmad in his Musnad (4: 404).

Brief Notes and References

There is a mention of it in Al-Jami’ Al-Saghir (1: 348) on the authority of Ibn Saad and Al-Hakim on the authority of Abu Saleh Marwosala, and Al-Hakim on his authority from Abu Hurairah, and he referred to its authenticity, and Al-Haytham narrated it in Majma’ Al-Zawaid (8:257) and attributed it to Al-Bazzar, and Al-Tabrani in the small, and he said: The men of Al-Bazzar are men of Sahih.

There is an indication mark missing from the copy (H), and in (H): "Muhammad ibn Abi Muhammad".

The Hadith of Mercy

Relayed by Al-Hasan the Conservative, and Abu al-Nadr: Shafi' Ibn Muhammad Ibn Abi Awanah, they said to us, narrated by Abu Rawq: Ahmad Ibn Muhammad Ibn Bakr Al-Hizzani, in Basra, he said: narrated by Abu al-Khattab: Ziyad Ibn Yahya Al-Hassani, he said: narrated to us by Malik Ibn Su'ayr Ibn Al-Khamis, from Al-A'amash, from Abu Salih, from Abu Hurairah. He said: The Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, stated: "I am but a gift of mercy."

This narration is the version of al-Isfarayini. And in the narration of Abu Abdullah, he narrated from Al-A'amash, and said: "Oh people, I am but a gift of mercy."

Another Narration

Informed us Abu Abdullah Al-Hafiz, and Abu Sa'id Ibn Abi Amro, both of them said: narrated to us by Abu Abbas: Muhammad Ibn Ya'qoob, he said: narrated to us by Ahmad Ibn Abd Al-Jabbar, narrated to us by Wakee' from Ismail Al-Azraq, from Ibn Umar, from Muhammad Ibn Hanafiyah. He said: Muhammad, peace be upon him, said:

Additional Narration

Abu Abdullah Al-Hafiz and Abu Bakr Al-Qadi informed us. They said: Abu Abbas: Muhammad Ibn Ya'qoob narrated to us, he said: Ahmad Ibn Abd Al-Jabbar told us.

Footnotes

382: For the margin (S): "Ibn Umeir"

383: The supplement from (B)

384: In (H): "Anas", which is a typographical error.

385: This has been mentioned in a group of the names of the Prophet, peace be upon him, in the narration of Abu Tufayl from Ibn Marduwayh, and it was reported by Al-Suyuti in Al-Durr Al-Manthur (5:258) from Al-Bayhaqi. Al-Suhaili said: "If it was a name of the Prophet, peace be upon him, it would have been said: Yasin with a Dammah, as in when he said: 'O Yusef, O the Righteous,' and student Ibn Dahiyah said: 'This is not obligatory. Al-Kalbi read it with Dammah. that refers to the omission of the calling letter."

The Suf, Qur'an, and Exalted Titles of the Prophet

Suf is layered on top of each other, becoming like fabric. The Exalted and Majestic God said, "Ta-Ha. We have not sent down to you the Qur'an for you to be distressed" [(391)]. And, indeed, the Qur'an was sent down only to the Prophet of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, and none other. He, the Exalted and Majestic, said "Ya-Seen" [(392)], meaning "O Man," and the "Man" here refers to the intelligent one, who is Prophet Mohammed, peace and blessings be upon him. Indeed, you are one of the messengers [(393)].

The Elevated Names of the Prophet

I say, others among the learned ones have added more. They said: Allah, Exalted be, named him in the Qur'an: "Messenger, Prophet, Unlettered", and named him "Witness, Bearer of good tidings, Warner, One who calls to Allah with His permission, a Luminous Lamp". He also named him "Most Kind, Most Merciful", and named him "Plain Warner", and named him "Reminder". He made him a Mercy, a Blessing, a Guide, and named him "Servant". May Allah's peace and blessings be upon him and upon his family abundantly.

Hadith Reports

We were informed [(394)] by Abu al-Husayn bin al-Fadl, who was told by Abdullah bin Ja’far, who heard it from Ya’qoob bin Sufyan, who was told by Abu Uthman, who heard it from Abdullah (who is known as Ibn Al-Mubarak), who was informed by Ibrahim bin Ishaq, who heard from Al-Musayyib bin Rafi', who said: Ka'b reports that Allah, Exalted be, said to Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him: "My servant [I have named you] [(395)] the Trusting (Mutawakkil), the Chosen (Mukhtar)".

Further Hadith Account

We were informed by Abu Abdullah al-Hafiz, who was told by Khalaf bin Muhammad al-Bukhari, who heard it from Salih bin Muhammad bin Habib al-Hafiz, who was told by Muhammad bin Maymoun

References

[(391)] The noble verses (1,2) from Surah Ta-Ha.
[(392)] The noble verse (1) from Surah Ya-Sin.
[(393)] The noble verse (3) from Surah Ya-Sin.
[(394)] In (ص), "We were informed".
[(395)] The additional narration from (ص).

Traditions of Sufyan Ibn Uyainah

Al-Makki reported and said: A narrative was given to us by Sufyan Ibn Uyainah, from Ali Ibn Zaid, who said: I heard him say, "They gathered, and they debated: of all the dwellings [396] which one is the finest as uttered by the Arabs?" They replied: "That which was said by Abu Talib to the Prophet, peace be upon him:

'And a portion of his name was cleaved off to glorify him,
So the possessor of the throne is praised, and this is Muhammad.'

This narration was also reported by Al-Musayyib Ibn Wadih [397], from Sufyan, who said, "'To glorify him'. [396] In (H): 'House of God'. [397] In (H): 'In the narration of Al-Musayyib'."