The Excellence Of Keeping The Names " Ahmad " And " Muhammad "

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The Faza'il (Excellence and Benefit) of the names "AHMED" and "MUHAMMAD" is mentioned in many Ahadith.

 

1. The Holy Prophet Sallallaho Alaihi wa Aalihi wa Sallam said, "Keepthe names (of your children) on my name and not on my Kunniyat (Title)."

 

2. Sayyiduna Rasoolullah Sallallaho Alaihi wa Aalihi wa Sallam said,"If a son is born to you and out of love and respect for me and toobtain the blessings of my name, you keep the child's name 'Muhammad',then the father and child will both enter Jannah." (Ibne Askar andHussein bin Ahmed)

 

 

 

3. Sayyiduna Rasoolullah Sallallaho Alaihi wa Aalihi wa Sallam said,"On the day of Qiyamah two persons will be summoned to the Court ofALLAH. The verdict would be - 'take them both to Jannah!' They wouldsay, 'O Almighty ALLAH! We have performed no good deed to entitle us toenter Jannah!' ALLAH will command again, 'Take them to Jannah because Ihave taken an oath that I will not put any person in Jahannam (Hell)whose name is Ahmed or Muhammad.'" (Hafiz Abu Tahir Salfi and IbneBakeer)

 

Elaborating on the above Hadith, A'la Hazrat Imam Ahmed Rida (RadiALLAHu Ta'ala Anhu) states: "That person is a Mu'min (Believer) andaccording to the Quran, the Hadith and the Sahaba, a Mu'min is he whohas sound and correct beliefs of the Ahle Sunnah Wa Jamah, that is,'Sunni Sahih-ul-Aqida'. On the contrary, as for those who are misledand possess incorrect Aqaid are, according to Hadith Shareef, dogs ofJahannam whose deeds are rejected, and even if they are innocentlymurdered between Hajre Aswad and Makame Ibraheem and have Sabr andhopes for reward from ALLAH, then too ALLAH will not show any mercytowards them but sentence them to Hell." (Dara Qutni, Ibne Maja,Baihaqi, etc.)

 

 

 

4. Sayyiduna Rasoolullah Sallallaho Alaihi wa Aalihi wa Sallam states:"My Lord has mentioned to me, 'I swear by My Sight and greatness thatwhosoever is named after you shall never be destroyed by the Fire ofHell.'" (Hilyah Abu Naeem)

 

5. Ameerul Mu'mineen Sayyiduna Ali (Radi ALLAHu Ta'ala Anhu) narratesthat Rasullulah Sallallaho Alaihi wa Aalihi wa Sallam states: "Thosewho sit in a company and eat food, and if there is a person amongstthem by the name of Ahmed or Muhammad, then that entire group wouldreceive the blessing of ALLAH twice daily." (Hafiz Abne Bakeer, Walami,Musnad Abee Saeed Naqqash, Ibne Adi Kamil)

 

Shortly, in homes where persons with these sacred names live, ALLAH blesses that home twice daily.

 

 

 

6. Sayyiduna Rasoolullah Sallallaho Alaihi wa Aalihi wa Sallam states:"What would you lose if in your homes there is one, two or threeMuhammad's." (Tabkat ibne Sad)

 

7. Sayyiduna Rasoolullah Sallallaho Alaihi wa Aalihi wa Sallam states:"When a group sit in consultation and if a person by the name ofMuhammad is amongst them, but is not included in such a meeting, ALLAHdoes not bestow Barakah in such a meeting." (Taraifi, Ibne Jozi)

 

 

8. The Glorious Prophet of ALLAH Sallallaho Alaihi wa Aalihi wa Sallamsaid: "He who is blessed with three sons and does not name one Muhammadis indeed a Jahil (Ignorant)." (Tibrani, Kabeer)

 

9. The Holy Prophet Sallallaho Alaihi wa Aalihi wa Sallam said: "Whenyou name the child Muhammad, respect him, make place and accommodatehim in a gathering and do not accuse or curse him." (hakim, MusnadulFirdous, etc.)

 

 

10. Sayyiduna Rasoolullah Sallallaho Alaihi wa Aalihi wa Sallam said:"When you name your son Muhammad, do not hit him, deprive him or robhim." (Musnad, Bazar)

 

It is preferable (MustaHsan) to keep the child's name "Muhammad"alone and not to add any name to it because the excellence of thesacred name alone has been mentioned in the aHadith. (An Nooru WadDiya, pages 18 to 24)

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JazakhALLAH !