Sahih al-Bukhari 5956 (Book 78, Hadith 215)
thigh. While Abu Usaid was sitting there, the Prophet (ﷺ) was busy with something in his hands so Abu
Usaid told someone to take his son from the thigh of the Prophet (ﷺ) . When the Prophet (ﷺ) finished his job
(with which he was busy), he said, “Where is the boy?” Abu Usaid replied, “We have sent him home.”
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “What is his name?” Abu Usaid said, “(His name is) so-and-so. ” The Prophet (ﷺ) said,
“No, his name is Al-Mundhir.” So he called him Al-Mundhir from that day.
Sahih al-Bukhari 5956 (Book 78, Hadith 215)
The above hadith is from the Sahih al-Buhari collection of hadiths. The monumental hadith collection Sahih al-Bukhari was authored by the renowned scholar al-Bukhārī approximately in the year 847. It is universally regarded as one of the most valued and authentic texts in Sunni Islamic scholarship, second only to the Quran in authority. This work is a primary member of the Kutub al-Sittah, a group of six trusted hadith collections that also includes the works of Muslim, Abu Dawood, Tirmidhi, Nasa’i, and ibn Majah. Al-Bukhārī’s compilation is vast, featuring 7,563 hadiths systematically arranged across 97 different books.
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For more Hadith in Book 78: Good Manners and Form (Al-Adab)