201 - الأسماء

201. THE NAME

979 - اختِيارُ الأسماءِ الحَسَنَةِ

979. CHOOSING GOOD NAMES

3121.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : استَحسِنُوا أسماءَكُم ؛ فإنّكُم تُدعَوْنَ بها يَومَ القِيامَةِ : قُمْ يا فُلانَ ابنَ فُلانٍ إلى‏ نورِكَ ، وقُمْ يا فُلانَ ابنَ فُلانٍ لا نُورَ لَكَ .¹

3121.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Choose good names for yourselves, for verily you will be called by them on the Day of Resurrection: Come O x son of x towards your light, or: O x son of x, there is no light for you.' ²

3122.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : سَمُّوا أولادَكُم أسماءَ الأنبياءِ .³

3122.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Name your children after the prophets.' ⁴

3123.الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام - لَمّا سُئلَ عنِ التَّسميَةِ بِأسماءِ الأئمّةِ ، أفِي ذلك نَفعٌ ؟ - : إي واللَّهِ ، وهَلِ الدِّينُ إلّا الحُبُّ ؟! قالَ اللَّهُ : (إنْ كُنْتُمْ تُحِبُّونَ اللَّهَ فاتَّبِعُوني يُحبِبْكُمُ اللَّهُ ويَغفِرْ لَكُمْ ذُنُوبَكُم)⁵ . ⁶

3123. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) was once asked with regards to naming [one's children] after the Imams (AS) and whether there was any benefit in doing so, to which he replied, 'of course, by Allah, and is religion anything but love?! Allah has said, "Say, 'If you love Allah, then follow me; Allah will love you and forgive you your sins, and Allah is all-forgiving, all-merciful." ⁷

3124.الإمامُ الكاظمُ عليه السلام : أوَّلُ ما يَبَرُّ الرَّجُلُ وَلَدَهُ أن يُسَمِّيَهُ بِاسمٍ حَسَنٍ، فَلْيُحَسِّنْ أحَدُكُمُ اسمَ وَلَدِهِ .⁸

3124.Imam al-Kazim (AS) said, 'The very first act of kindness of a man towards his son is to give him a good name, so keep good names for your children.' ⁹

(اُنظر) الوالد والولد : باب 1892 .

(See also: PARENT AND CHILD: section 1892)