Al-Adab Al-Mufrad #817
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The Arabic includes the chain of narration (sanad) and the collector's commentary; the English translation shows the Prophet's words only.
حَدَّثَنَا صَدَقَةُ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ الْمُنْكَدِرِ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ قَالَ: وُلِدَ لِرَجُلٍ مِنَّا غُلاَمٌ فَسَمَّاهُ: الْقَاسِمَ، فَقُلْنَا: لاَ نُكَنِّيكَ أَبَا الْقَاسِمِ وَلاَ كَرَامَةَ، فَأُخْبِرَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ: سَمِّ ابْنَكَ عَبْدَ الرَّحْمَنِ.
Jabir said, "A man had a child and named him al-Qasim. We said,
'We will not give you the kunya Abu'l-Qasim nor will we so honour you.
The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, was told and said,
'Call your son 'Abdu'r-Rahman.'"
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This hadith is #817 from Al-Adab Al-Mufrad, in the Book of Names.