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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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What is the meaning of the hadith (Do not take my name as your name and do not take my kunya as your kunya)?

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Question:
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: Is it permissible to take the kunya Abu al-Qasim? And what is the meaning of the hadith
Call yourselves by my name but do not call yourselves by my Kunyah.تسموا باسمي ولا تكنوا بكنيتي
Sunan Ibn Majah 3735Sahih (Darussalam)
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Answer:
This was during his lifetime (peace and blessings be upon him); the prohibition applied during his lifetime. After his passing, there is nothing wrong with taking the kunya Abu al-Qasim because the reason for the prohibition has ceased. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [759 -858] ما معنى حديث (لا تسموا باسمي ولا تكنوا بكنيتي)؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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