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Changing Names

باب تَغْيِيرِ الأَسْمَاءِ

Sunan Ibn Majah, Book of Etiquette(view book)

It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that:
"Zainab used to be called "Barrah" (good), and it was said that she was praising herself. So the Messenger of Allahﷺ changed her name to Zainab."

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا غُنْدَرٌ، عَنْ شُعْبَةَ، عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ أَبِي مَيْمُونَةَ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا رَافِعٍ، يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ زَيْنَبَ، كَانَ اسْمُهَا بَرَّةَ فَقِيلَ لَهَا تُزَكِّي نَفْسَهَا فَسَمَّاهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ زَيْنَبَ .

Classification

Sahih (Authentic) [Darussalam]

It was narrated from Ibn Umar that:
"a daughter of 'Umar was Asiyah(disobedient) then the Messenger of Allahﷺ named her 'Jamilah' (beautiful)."

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ مُوسَى، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، أَنَّ ابْنَةً لِعُمَرَ، كَانَ يُقَالُ لَهَا عَاصِيَةُ فَسَمَّاهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ جَمِيلَةَ .

Classification

Sahih (Authentic) [Darussalam]

It was narrated that Abdullah bin Salam said:
"I came to the Messenger of Allahﷺ, and my name was not Abdullah bin Salam. The Messenger of Allahﷺ named me Abdullah bin Salam."

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَعْلَى أَبُو الْمُحَيَّاةِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ بْنِ عُمَيْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَى ابْنُ أَخِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ سَلاَمٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ سَلاَمٍ، قَالَ قَدِمْتُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَلَيْسَ اسْمِي عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ سَلاَمٍ فَسَمَّانِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ سَلاَمٍ .

Classification

Da`eef (Weak) [Darussalam]