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IRSYAD AL-HADITH SIRI KE-408: HUKUM MENGGUNAKAN (كُنْيَةْ) KUNYAH (PANGGILAN NAMA)
Is using a kunyah, a name form beginning with Abu or Ummu, considered part of the sunnah?
Short answer
A kunyah is a name form beginning with Abu for men or Ummu for women, and it is a sunnah of the Prophet SAW.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Irsyad al-Hadith
- Topic
- Ethics, Remembrance & Supplication
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
A kunyah is a name form beginning with Abu for men or Ummu for women, and it is a sunnah of the Prophet SAW. It is usually based on the eldest child, but this is not obligatory. A person who is unmarried or has no children may also use a kunyah, based on the hadith of Suhaib, who was given the kunyah Abu Yahya by the Prophet SAW.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Kesimpulannya, kunyah merupakan satu sunnah Nabi SAW iaitu nama yang dimulai dengan perkataan "Abu" bagi lelaki atau "Ummu" bagi wanita.
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How to cite
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Federal Territories Mufti Office. “IRSYAD AL-HADITH SIRI KE-408: HUKUM MENGGUNAKAN (كُنْيَةْ) KUNYAH (PANGGILAN NAMA)”, 22 August 2019. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-al-hadith/3643-irsyad-al-hadith-siri-ke-408-hukum-menggunakan-kunyah-panggilan-nama. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/ruling-on-using-the-kunyah-honorific-name/