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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The Meaning of the Hadith: The Most Truthful Names Are Harith and Hammam

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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, a questioner asks: What is the meaning of the saying of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)
The most truthful names are Harith and Hammam?أصدق الأسماء حارث وهمام؟


Answer:
Yes, indeed. A person does not go beyond this: either he is a Harith in reality, working and being occupied, or he is a Hammam, eager to work and seek sustenance. Yes.
Source شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب الإيصاء بما يدخله النيابة من خلافة وعتاقة ومحاكمة في نسب وغيره — islamhouse.com (1:12:28)

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