Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that a person called out in Baqi', "O Abu al-Qasim!" The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) looked towards him, so the person said, "I did not call you, I called that other man." The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: Name yourselves with my name, but do not use my kunya.

Hazrat Jabir bin Abdullah Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that a child was born in our tribe, and they named him Qasim. The Ansar said, "We will never call you by the kunya Abu al-Qasim, and we will not give you this comfort." Hearing this, that Ansari came to the Prophet (peace be upon him) and said, "O Messenger of Allah! A child has been born in my house, and I have named him Qasim, but the Ansar say, 'We will not call you by the kunya Abu al-Qasim, and we will not give you this comfort.'" The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, "The Ansar have spoken correctly. Name after my name, but do not take my kunya, because I am al-Qasim."

Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that a child was born to one of us, and he named him "Qasim." We said to him, "We will not call you Abu al-Qasim (the father of Qasim), because Abu al-Qasim was the kunyah (patronymic) of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), nor will we do so out of respect for you." That person informed the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) about this, so the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Name your son Abdur-Rahman."

Hazrat Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that Abu al-Qasim (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Name yourselves after me, but do not take my kunya.

Hazrat Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the name of Umm al-Mu'mineen Zainab (may Allah be pleased with her) was "Barrah." It began to be said that she declares her own purity. Therefore, the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) named her Zainab.

Hazrat Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: On the Day of Resurrection, the worst name in the sight of Allah will be that of the person who calls himself "Malik al-Amlak" (King of Kings).

Hazrat Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that Abu Talha (may Allah be pleased with him) had a son who was ill. Abu Talha had gone out somewhere when the child passed away. When he (tired and weary) returned, he asked,“How is the child?”His wife, Umm Sulaim (may Allah be pleased with her), replied,“He is more at peace than before.”Then she placed the evening meal before him and Abu Talha (may Allah be pleased with him) ate. After that, he had intercourse with her, and when they were finished, she said,“Bury the child.”In the morning, Abu Talha (may Allah be pleased with him) went to the service of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and informed him of the incident. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) asked,“Did you have intercourse last night?”He replied,“Yes.”The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) prayed,“O Allah! Bless both of them.”Then a child was born to them, so Abu Talha (may Allah be pleased with him) said to me to take him carefully to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). Accordingly, he was brought to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and Umm Sulaim (may Allah be pleased with her) sent some dates along with the child. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) took the child and asked,“Is there anything with him?”The people said,“Yes, there are dates.”He took them, chewed them, then took them out of his mouth and placed them in the child’s mouth, and thus performed tahneek for the child and named him Abdullah.

Hazrat Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that a boy was born to me, so I took him to the service of the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) named him Ibrahim, softened a date with his blessed teeth and put it in his mouth, and prayed for blessings for him, then gave him back to me. This was the eldest son of Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him).

Hazrat Asma (may Allah be pleased with her) narrated that Abdullah bin Zubair (may Allah be pleased with him) was in her womb, and during those days, when the term of pregnancy was complete, I set out for Madinah. Upon reaching, I stayed at Quba, and it was there that Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) was born. Then I took him to the service of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and placed him in his lap. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked for a date, chewed it, and then put it in the mouth of Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him). Thus, the very first thing that entered Abdullah’s mouth was the blessed saliva of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). After that, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) prayed for him and asked Allah for blessings for him. Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) was the first child born after the migration.

Sahl bin Sa’d (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that Mundhir bin Abi Usaid (may Allah be pleased with him) was born, so he was brought to the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him). The Prophet (peace be upon him) placed the child on his thigh. Abu Usaid (may Allah be pleased with him) was sitting. The Prophet (peace be upon him) became occupied with something in front of him (and his attention was diverted from the child). Abu Usaid (may Allah be pleased with him) ordered regarding the child, and he was lifted from the Prophet’s thigh. Then, when the Prophet (peace be upon him) turned his attention back, he said:“Where is the child?”Abu Usaid (may Allah be pleased with him) replied,“O Messenger of Allah! We have sent him home.”The Prophet (peace be upon him) asked,“What is his name?”He replied,“So-and-so.”The Prophet (peace be upon him) said,“Rather, his name is Mundhir.”Thus, on that very day, the Prophet (peace be upon him) named him Mundhir.