حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو النَّضْرِ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَقِيلٍ حَدَّثَنَا مُجَالِدُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ أَخْبَرَنَا عَامِرٌ عَنْ مَسْرُوقِ بْنِ الْأَجْدَعِ قَالَ لَقِيتُ عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ فَقَالَ لِي مَنْ أَنْتَ قُلْتُ مَسْرُوقُ بْنُ الْأَجْدَعِ فَقَالَ عُمَرُ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ الْأَجْدَعُ شَيْطَانٌ وَلَكِنَّكَ مَسْرُوقُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ قَالَ عَامِرٌ فَرَأَيْتُهُ فِي الدِّيوَانِ مَكْتُوبًا مَسْرُوقُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ فَقُلْتُ مَا هَذَا فَقَالَ هَكَذَا سَمَّانِي عُمَرُ
مسند امام احمد بن حنبل · Hadith 211
It was narrated that Masrooq bin al-Ajda' said: I met 'Umar bin al-Khattab and he said: Who are you? I said: Masrooq bin al-Ajda'. 'Umar said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) saying, "Al-Ajda' is a devil [i.e the word Al-Ajda' has a bad meaning]; rather you are Masrooq bin 'Abdur-Rahman. 'Amir said: I saw his name written in the Deewan: Masrooq bin 'Abdur-Rahman. I said: What is this? He said: This is what 'Umar (PBUH) called me.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020