Arabic (Original)
Ḥadīth | Ṭabarānī (الطبراني) tabarani:2777 حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَضْرَمِيُّ ثنا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ بْنِ أَبَانَ ثنا يَحْيَى بْنُ عِيسَى الرَّمْلِيُّ التَّمِيمِيُّ ثنا الْأَعْمَشُ عَنْ سَالِمِ بْنِ أَبِي الْجَعْدِ قَالَ قَالَ عَلِيٌّ ؓ كُنْتُ رَجُلًا أُحِبُّ الْحَرْبَ فَلَمَّا وُلِدَ الْحَسَنُ هَمَمْتُ أَنْ أُسَمِّيَهُ حَرْبًا فَسَمَّاهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ الْحَسَنَ فَلَمَّا وُلِدَ الْحُسَيْنُ هَمَمْتُ أَنْ أُسَمِّيَهُ حَرْبًا فَسَمَّاهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ الْحُسَيْنَ وَقَالَ ﷺ «إِنِّي سَمَّيْتُ ابْنَيَّ هَذَيْنِ بِاسْمِ ابْنَيْ هَارُونَ شَبَرَ وَشُبَيْرَ»
English Translation
'Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I was a man who loved war. When al-Hasan was born, I intended to name him Harb, but the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) named him al-Hasan. When al-Husayn was born, I intended to name him Harb, but the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) named him al-Husayn. He (peace be upon him) said: "I named these two sons of mine after the two sons of Harun: Shabar and Shubayr."