حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ وَأَبُو بَکْرٍ ابْنَا أَبِي شَيْبَةَ قَالَا حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ عَنْ فِطْرٍ عَنْ مُنْذِرٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ ابْنِ الْحَنَفِيَّةِ قَالَ قَالَ عَلِيٌّ رَحِمَهُ اللَّهُ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنْ وُلِدَ لِي مِنْ بَعْدِکَ وَلَدٌ أُسَمِّيهِ بِاسْمِکَ وَأُکَنِّيهِ بِکُنْيَتِکَ قَالَ نَعَمْ وَلَمْ يَقُلْ أَبُو بَکْرٍ قُلْتُ قَالَ قَالَ عَلِيٌّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَام لِلنَّبِيِّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ
سنن ابودوٗد · Hadith 4967
Muhammad bin al-Hanafiyyah quoted Ali as saying: I said: Messenger of Allah! tell me if a son is born to me after your death, may I give him your name and your kunyah? He replied: Yes. The transmitter Abu Bakr did not mention the words "I said". Instead, he said: Ali said to the Prophet ﷺ.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020