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Ummah

Ibn Majah 3730 · Book 33

Sunan Ibn Majah, 3730

Etiquette

Sahih (authentic)by Al-Albani

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 ‏.‏

It was narrated that Samurah said:"The Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) forbade giving our slaves four names: Aflah (successful), Nafi' (beneficial), Rabah (profit) and Yasar(prosperity)
EN
Rapporté par Samurah : Le Messager d’Allah (ﷺ) a interdit de donner à nos esclaves quatre noms : Aflah (réussi), Nafi’ (utile), Rabah (profit) et Yasar (prospérité)
FR · French translation supplied by the source (hadith-api), not proofread.

Grades given by scholars

Al-Albani
Sahih
Muhammad Fouad Abd al-Baqi
Sahih
Shuaib Al Arnaut
Sahih
Zubair Ali Zai
Sahih Muslim

Source: fawazahmed0/hadith-api (public domain).