Hadith 1370
Musnad 'Ali Ibn Abi Talib
ENGLISH
It was narrated that ‘Ali (رضي الله عنه) said:
When al-Hasan was born, I named him Hamzah. When al-Husain was born, I named him after his paternal uncle Ja"far. Then the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) called me and said: "I have been commanded to change the names of these two." I said: Allah and His Messenger know best. And he named them Hasan and Husain. (رضي الله عنهما)
ARABIC
Hadith referenceMusnad Ahmad 1370
CollectionMusnad Ahmad
BookMusnad 'Ali Ibn Abi Talib
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