Virtues and Merits of the Prophet (pbuh) and his Companions
61/20. Chapter:
The Kunya of the Prophet (saws)
Sahih Bukhari
حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ، عَنِ ابْنِ سِيرِينَ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ، يَقُولُ قَالَ أَبُو الْقَاسِمِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " سَمُّوا بِاسْمِي، وَلاَ تَكْتَنُوا بِكُنْيَتِي "
Narrated Abu Huraira: Abu-l-Qasim said, "Name yourselves after me, but do not call yourselves by my Kuniya."
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 3539In-book reference : Book 61, Hadith 48USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 4, Book 56, Hadith 739