The Shaykh’s remarks on the Sunnah of kunya.
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The Shaykh: An Arab Muslim is given a kunya, meaning, for example, I am Abu 'Abd al-Rahman, and this one is Abu Mu'adh, and so on. What are you, Abu what? There is no Abu what?
The student: In Turkey, there is none.
The Shaykh: No problem, what is your name?
The student: 'Abd Allah Hakim.
The Shaykh: 'Abd Allah Hakim.
The student: Ah, yes.
The Shaykh: So, do they call you 'Abd Allah Effendi there?
The student: Yes.
Another student: I know him.
The Shaykh: Yes, of course, because we are neighbors with them, hehe, yes, so by way of conveying the message.
The student: Yes.
The Shaykh: And we mentioned earlier in the course of the discussion his saying (peace be upon him):Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2669Sahih (Darussalam).
The student: Yes.
The Shaykh: So I am conveying it to you, and let the witness convey it to the absent one, so you convey it to those behind you.
The student: Yes.
The Shaykh: All the non-Arab lands are our lands, like your lands.
The student: Yes.
The Shaykh: Abu so-and-so, they do not know.
The student: Yes.
The Shaykh: This is a Sunnah, not a customary practice, but a Sunnah of worship.
The student: Yes.
The Shaykh: And I do not want to prolong this with you; rather, I have taken this as a means and a way to address you by your kunya.
The student: Yes.
The Shaykh: Which we do not know yet, but we will come to know it. How many children do you have?
The student: One professor, but not a son, a daughter.
The Shaykh: Is she a daughter?
The student: Yes.
The Shaykh: What is her name?
The student: Fatimah Nur.
The Shaykh: Fatimah.
The student: Yes, Fatimah.
The Shaykh: So, Fatimah, yes, then you are Abu Fatimah, yes, and then, if Allah wills, you will be blessed with a male child whom you name 'Abd al-Rahman, and you will be Abu 'Abd al-Rahman.
The student : If Allah wills.
The Shaykh: So you, Abu Fatimah, convey it to those behind you. You must have friends, students, doctors, and shaykhs. Lady 'A'ishah (may Allah be pleased with her) said to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) one day: "O Messenger of Allah, all your wives have a kunya except me" — meaning 'A'ishah. He said to her: So she was given the kunya Umm 'Abd Allah.
The student: Yes.
The Shaykh: And she had no child; therefore, we are first reviving the Sunnah.
The student: Yes.
The Shaykh: And secondly, secondly, it is optimism for the coming of a child.
The student: Yes.
The Shaykh: So I am giving you the kunya Abu 'Abd al-Rahman now.
The student: Yes.
The Shaykh: Abu 'Abd al-Rahman, good.
The student : Thank you.
The student: In Turkey, there is none.
The Shaykh: No problem, what is your name?
The student: 'Abd Allah Hakim.
The Shaykh: 'Abd Allah Hakim.
The student: Ah, yes.
The Shaykh: So, do they call you 'Abd Allah Effendi there?
The student: Yes.
Another student: I know him.
The Shaykh: Yes, of course, because we are neighbors with them, hehe, yes, so by way of conveying the message.
The student: Yes.
The Shaykh: And we mentioned earlier in the course of the discussion his saying (peace be upon him):
Convey from me, even if it be an Ayah
بلِّغوا عني ولو آيةThe student: Yes.
The Shaykh: So I am conveying it to you, and let the witness convey it to the absent one, so you convey it to those behind you.
The student: Yes.
The Shaykh: All the non-Arab lands are our lands, like your lands.
The student: Yes.
The Shaykh: Abu so-and-so, they do not know.
The student: Yes.
The Shaykh: This is a Sunnah, not a customary practice, but a Sunnah of worship.
The student: Yes.
The Shaykh: And I do not want to prolong this with you; rather, I have taken this as a means and a way to address you by your kunya.
The student: Yes.
The Shaykh: Which we do not know yet, but we will come to know it. How many children do you have?
The student: One professor, but not a son, a daughter.
The Shaykh: Is she a daughter?
The student: Yes.
The Shaykh: What is her name?
The student: Fatimah Nur.
The Shaykh: Fatimah.
The student: Yes, Fatimah.
The Shaykh: So, Fatimah, yes, then you are Abu Fatimah, yes, and then, if Allah wills, you will be blessed with a male child whom you name 'Abd al-Rahman, and you will be Abu 'Abd al-Rahman.
The student : If Allah wills.
The Shaykh: So you, Abu Fatimah, convey it to those behind you. You must have friends, students, doctors, and shaykhs. Lady 'A'ishah (may Allah be pleased with her) said to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) one day: "O Messenger of Allah, all your wives have a kunya except me" — meaning 'A'ishah. He said to her:
Take the kunya of your maternal cousin, 'Abd Allah ibn Asma'
اكتَنِ بابن أختك عبد الله بن أسماءThe student: Yes.
The Shaykh: And she had no child; therefore, we are first reviving the Sunnah.
The student: Yes.
The Shaykh: And secondly, secondly, it is optimism for the coming of a child.
The student: Yes.
The Shaykh: So I am giving you the kunya Abu 'Abd al-Rahman now.
The student: Yes.
The Shaykh: Abu 'Abd al-Rahman, good.
The student : Thank you.
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