Arabic (Original)
أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ أنبأ أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ أنبأ أَبُو الْمُثَنَّى ثنا مُسَدَّدٌ ثنا خَالِدٌ هُوَ ابْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ ثنا حُصَيْنٌ عَنْ سَالِمِ بْنِ أَبِي الْجَعْدِ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ ؓ قَالَ وُلِدَ لِرَجُلٍ مِنَّا غُلَامٌ فَسَمَّاهُ بِاسْمِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالُوا لَا نُكَنِّيهِ حَتَّى نَسْأَلَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ فَقَالَ سَمُّوا بِاسْمِي وَلَا تَكْتَنُوا بِكُنْيَتِي
English Translation
Abu Abdullah al-Hafiz informed us through chains > Khalid ibn Abdullah > Husayn > Salim ibn Abi al-Ja'd > Jabir ibn Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: 'A boy was born to a man among us, and he named him with the name of the Prophet (peace be upon him). They said: We will not address him by his kunya until we ask the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him). He said: Name yourselves with my name, but do not use my kunya.'
