English Translation
Narrated Jabir bin 'Abdullah: A man among us begot a boy whom he named Al-Qasim. The people said (to him), "We will not call you Abul-lQasim, nor will we please you by calling you so." The man came to the Prophet and mentioned that to him. The Prophet said to him, "Name your son 'Abdur-Rahman."
This hadith is from Sahih al-Bukhari, the most rigorously authenticated collection in Islamic scholarship. No editorial opinion is added.
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