سنن ابي داود
Abu Dawud
كتاب الأدبGeneral Behavior (Kitab Al-Adab)
باب فِي تَغْيِيرِ الاِسْمِ الْقَبِيحِChapter: Changing bad names.
Hadith 4953
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا عِيسَى بْنُ حَمَّادٍ ، أَخْبَرَنَا اللَّيْثُ ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ أَبِي حَبِيبٍ ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْحَاق ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَمْرِو بْنِ عَطَاءٍ ، أَنَّ زَيْنَبَ بِنْتَ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ سَأَلَتْهُ مَا سَمَّيْتَ ابْنَتَكَ ؟ قَالَ : سَمَّيْتُهَا مُرَّةَ , فَقَالَتْ : " إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ نَهَى عَنْ هَذَا الِاسْمِ , سُمِّيتُ بَرَّةَ ، فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : لَا تُزَكُّوا أَنْفُسَكُمْ ، اللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ بِأَهْلِ الْبِرِّ مِنْكُمْ , فَقَالَ : مَا نُسَمِّيهَا ؟ قَالَ : سَمُّوهَا زَيْنَبَ " .
Muhammad bin Amr bin Ata said: Zainab daughter of Abu Salamah asked him: Which name did you give to your daughter? He replied: Barrah. She said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ forbade giving this name. I was called Barrah but the Prophet ﷺ said: Do not declare yourselves pure, for Allah knows best those of you who are obedient. He said: we asked; which name should we give her? He replied: Call her Zainab.
Related hadith on this topic
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
➊ Praising oneself, that is, being self-congratulatory or singing one’s own praises, is very bad.
And this also includes those names in which there is exaggeration.
➋ It is mentioned in the explanation of the meaning of “Zainab” that a large rabbit, a beautiful scene, or a tree with a pleasant fragrance is called Zainab.
Some have also said it is (Zain Ab), meaning “adornment for the father,” as a compound.
(‘Awn al-Ma‘bud)
➊ Praising oneself, that is, being self-congratulatory or singing one’s own praises, is very bad.
And this also includes those names in which there is exaggeration.
➋ It is mentioned in the explanation of the meaning of “Zainab” that a large rabbit, a beautiful scene, or a tree with a pleasant fragrance is called Zainab.
Some have also said it is (Zain Ab), meaning “adornment for the father,” as a compound.
(‘Awn al-Ma‘bud)
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 4953
Shaykh Maulana Abdul Aziz Alvi
Hadith Commentary: Benefits and Issues: These hadiths establish that names which are disliked or indicate piety should be changed.
Source: Tuhfat al-Muslim: Commentary on Sahih Muslim, Page: 5609
