Is the Hadith, "It is a sign of rudeness for two men to meet and converse, then depart without one knowing the other's name," authentic?
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The following is mentioned in a tradition: "Three things are uncivilized: that a man befriend another man and not know his name or nickname." This is a Munkar (denounced) narrated by Al-Daylami from Anas, and Al-Daylami's Musnad is known to contain weak narrations.
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