Ibn Abi Shaybah recorded it in al-Musannaf (8/672/5979), as did Ahmad (3/450 and 5/363–364) and Ibn Sa‘d. However, the words “from his uncle” were omitted from Ibn Sa‘d’s version—or by one of its transmitters—thus rendering it mursal. Their chain of transmission is authentic, so it constitutes a strong supporting report for the hadith.

It has the same meaning as the other wording narrated from Abu Hurayrah: “Use my name, but do not use my kunyah.” It was recorded by al-Bukhari (6188), also in al-Adab al-Mufrad (836), Muslim (6/171), Abu Dawud (4965), Ibn Majah (3735), Ibn Hibban (5782), Ahmad (2/457 and 461), al-Bayhaqi (9/308), and in al-Dala’il (1/162), through several routes from him. Al-Bukhari, Muslim, and others also recorded it from Salim ibn Abi al-Ja‘d, from Jabir ibn ‘Abd Allah, in a report attributed to the Prophet with this wording.

Abu al-Zubayr differed from him, reporting from Jabir that the Prophet said: “Whoever uses my name must not use my kunyah, and whoever uses my kunyah must not use my name.” It was recorded by Abu Dawud (4966), al-Tirmidhi (2845), Ibn Hibban (5786), al-Bayhaqi (9/309), in al-Shu‘ab (6/393/8634), and Ahmad (3/313). The wording cited is that of Ahmad, al-Bayhaqi, and Abu Dawud. Ibn Hibban’s wording is: “If you use my kunyah, do not use my name; and if you use my name, do not use my kunyah.” Al-Tirmidhi’s wording is the same, except that he did not cite its first half—apparently deliberately, because it contradicts the authentic routes from Abu Hurayrah mentioned above. Al-Tirmidhi then remarked: