❗Al-Isabah Fi Tameeez Al-Sahaba, Volume 4, Page 2401 ❗
It is Sunnah to call the addressee by a name that he likes.
When the Arabs wanted to honor someone, they would call him by his nickname.
There is a blessed hadith in Jami’ al-Sagheer: “Hurry up and give your children nicknames before their nicknames overpower them.”
❗Jami’ al-Sagheer, Volume 3, Page 233 ❗
The Arabs used to give their nicknames after the name of their eldest son or the son who was most beloved. For example, the nickname of Mawla Ali is Abu al-Hasan. If he had no son, he would give his nickname after his daughter. If there were no sons or daughters, then the close relatives would have a surname after the boy’s name, such as Sayyida Aisha Siddiqa (may Allah be pleased with her) whose surname was Umm Abdullah, and Abdullah bin Zubair was her nephew. If someone had no children or close relatives, then the surname would be after the name of their parents, for example, Ibn Falan and Bint Falan. The Arabs also considered Ibn Falan and Bint Falan to be a surname. The reason for this is that the surname is for recognition and respect, so whichever lineage gained respect and honor, that lineage was made famous. Imam Ibn al-Athir explained the reason for the origin of the surname in Al-Marsa’: A king had a son, so he thought that he should be skilled in every science and art. For this reason, he built a palace isolated from the city and appointed a group of the best teachers and scholars to train the prince. Then, to please the prince, he would keep his cousins and other children with him. Every year, the king would go to see the prince and The fathers of the children who lived with the prince would also go along. When the prince asked who this was, the king would say Abu So-and-so. Who was that, he would say Abu So-and-so. Thus began the surname. There is a saying that in the era of ignorance, people used to fight in wars and gain fame, but they would hide the name of their father because every tribe had relatives so that their father’s name would not come up in the fight, so they would gain fame as Abu So-and-so. The Arabs were very fond of nicknames. Humans used to have nicknames for animals and even inanimate objects. For example, the nickname of a lion is Abu Al-Harith, the nickname of bread is Abu Jabir, the nickname of the morning is Ibn Zaka, and the nickname of a stone is Bint Al-Ard. The Arabs used to give nicknames from childhood so that they would have a good omen that they would have a son. Having a nickname is a Sunnah. The Prophet Muhammad Mustafa (peace be upon him) has more than one nickname: Abu Al-Qasim, because Hazrat Qasim was the eldest son of the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him). Another reason was also given that because the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him) will divide Paradise on the Day of Judgment, the nickname of the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him) is Abu Al-Qasim. Hadith In the Holy Quran, only I am the one who distributes and Allah gives
I am the one who distributes and Allah gives to me
❗Sharaf Al-Mustafa Volume 2 Page 70 ❗
Abu Ibrahim
Jibreel Amin (peace be upon him) gave this nickname to the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him)
He said: Peace be upon you, O Abu Ibrahim
Abu al-Aramil
Because the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him) used to seek the advice of widows and help them, that is why the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him) is given the nickname Abu al-Aramil in the Torah Sharif
❗Sharaf Al-Mustafa ❗
Abu al-Mu’minin
In the Holy Quran,
The Prophet is more deserving of the believers than their own lives
The Prophet has a nickname in imitation of his beloved Prophet (peace be upon him) and addresses his Muslim brother by his nickname
Love for each other will increase and the reward of the Sunnah will be obtained.