Hadith 4952
Ibn Umar said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ changed the name of ‘Asiyah and called her Jamilah.
Hadith 4953
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.
Hadith 4954
Narrated Usamah ibn Akhdari: A man called Asram was among those who came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: What is your name? He replied: Asram. He said: No, you are Zurah.
Hadith 4955
حَدَّثَنَا
الرَّبِيعُ بْنُ نَافِعٍ ، عَنْ
يَزِيدَ يَعْنِي ابْنَ الْمِقْدَامِ بْنِ شُرَيْحٍ ، عَنْ
أَبِيهِ ، عَنْ جَدِّهِ
شُرَيْحٍ ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ
هَانِئٍ ، " أَنَّهُ لَمَّا وَفَدَ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَعَ قَوْمِهِ سَمِعَهُمْ يَكْنُونَهُ بابي الْحَكَمِ ، فَدَعَاهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَقَالَ : إِنَّ اللَّهَ هُوَ الْحَكَمُ وَإِلَيْهِ الْحُكْمُ ، فَلِمَ تُكْنَىبابا الْحَكَمِ , فَقَالَ : إِنَّ قَوْمِي إِذَا اخْتَلَفُوا فِي شَيْءٍ أَتَوْنِي فَحَكَمْتُ بَيْنَهُمْ ، فَرَضِيَ كِلَا الْفَرِيقَيْنِ , فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : مَا أَحْسَنَ هَذَا ، فَمَا لَكَ مِنَ الْوَلَدِ ؟ , قَالَ : لِي شُرَيْحٌ ، وَمُسْلِمٌ ، وَعَبْدُ اللَّهِ , قَالَ : فَمَنْ أَكْبَرُهُمْ ؟ قُلْتُ : شُرَيْحٌ , قَالَ : فَأَنْتَ أَبُو شُرَيْحٍ " , قَالَ أبو داود : شُرَيْحٌ هَذَا : هُوَ الَّذِي كَسَرَ السِّلْسِلَةَ ، وَهُوَ مِمَّنْ دَخَلَ تُسْتَرَ ، قَالَ أبو داود : وَبَلَغَنِي أَنَّ شُرَيْحًا كَسَرَ باب تُسْتَرَ ، وَذَلِك أَنْهُ دَخَلَ مِنْ سِرْبٍ .
Narrated Hani ibn Yazid: When Hani went with his people in a deputation to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, he heard them calling him by his kunyah (surname), AbulHakam. So the Messenger of Allah ﷺ called him and said: Allah is the judge (al-Hakam), and to Him judgment belongs. Why are you given the kunyah AbulHakam? He replied: When my people disagree about a matter, they come to me, and I decide between them, and both parties are satisfied with my decision. He said: How good this is! What children have you? He replied: I have Shurayh, Muslim and Abdullah. He asked; Who is the oldest of them? I replied: Shurayh. He said: Then you are Abu Shurayh. Abu Dawud said: This is Shuraib who broke the chain, and who entered Tustar. Abu Dawud said: I have been told that Shuraib broke the gate of Tustar, and he entered it through tunnel.
Hadith 4956
حَدَّثَنَا
أَحْمَدُ بْنُ صَالِحٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا
عَبْدُ الْرَّزَّاقِ ، عَنْ
مَعْمَرٍ ، عَنْ
الزُّهْرِيِّ ، عَنْ
سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيِّبِ ، عَنْ
أَبِيهِ ، عَنْ
جَدِّهِ ، أَنّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، قَالَ لَهُ : " مَا اسْمُكَ , قَالَ : حَزْنٌ , قَالَ : أَنْتَ سَهْلٌ , قَالَ : لَا ، السَّهْلُ يُوطَأُ وَيُمْتَهَنُ " , قَالَ سَعِيدٌ : فَظَنَنْتُ أَنَّهُ سَيُصِيبُنَا بَعْدَهُ حُزُونَةٌ ، قَالَ أبو داود : وَغَيَّرَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ اسْمَ الْعَاصِ ، وَعَزِيزٍ ، وَعَتَلَةَ ، وَشَيْطَانٍ ، وَالْحَكَمِ ، وَغُرَابٍ ، وَحُباب ، وَشِهَابٍ ، فَسَمَّاهُ : هِشَامًا ، وَسَمَّى حَرْبًا : سَلْمًا ، وَسَمَّى الْمُضْطَجِعَ : الْمُنْبَعِثَ ، وَأَرْضًا تُسَمَّى عَفِرَةَ سَمَّاهَا : خَضِرَةَ ، وَشَعْبَ الضَّلَالَةِ سَمَّاهُ : شَعْبَ الْهُدَى ، وَبَنُو الزِّنْيَةِ سَمَّاهُمْ : بَنِي الرِّشْدَةِ ، وَسَمَّى بَنِي مُغْوِيَةَ : بَنِي رِشْدَةَ , قَالَ أبو داود : تَرَكْتُ أَسَانِيدَهَا لِلِاخْتِصَارِ .
Saeed bin Musayyab told that his father said on the authority of his grandfather (Hazn): The Prophet ﷺ asked: What is your name? He replied: Hazn (rugged). He said: You are Sahl (smooth). He said: No, smooth is trodden upon and disgraced. Saeed said: I then thought that ruggedness would remain among us after it. Abu Dawud said: The Prophet ﷺ changed the names al-As, Aziz, Atalah, Shaytan, al-Hakam, Ghurab, Hubab, and Shihab and called him Hisham. He changed the name Harb (war) and called him Silm (peace). He changed the name al-Munba'ith (one who lies) and called him al-Mudtaji' (one who stands up). He changed the name of a land Afrah (barren) and called it Khadrah (green). He changed the name Shi'b ad-Dalalah (the mountain path of a stray), the name of a mountain path and called it Shi'b al-Huda (mountain path of guidance). He changed the name Banu az-Zinyah (children of fornication) and called them Banu ar-Rushdah (children of those who are on the right path), and changed the name Banu Mughwiyah (children of a woman who allures and goes astray), and called them Banu Rushdah (children of a woman who is on the right path). Abu Dawud said: I omitted the chains of these for the sake of brevity.
Hadith 4957
Narrated Umar ibn al-Khattab: Masruq said: I met Umar ibn al-Khattab (Allah be pleased with him) who said: Who are you? I replied: Masruq ibn al-Ajda'. Umar then said: I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: al-Ajda' (mutilated) is a devil.
Hadith 4958
Samurah bin Jundub reported the Messenger of Allah ﷺ as saying: Do not call your servant Yasar (wealth), Rabah (profit), Nijih (prosperous) and Aflah (successful), for you may ask; Is he there? And someone says: No. Samurah said: These are four (names), so do not attribute more to me.
Hadith 4959
Samurah said: The Aposlte of Allah ﷺ forbade giving four names to our slaves: Aflah (successful), Yasar (wealth), Naf (beneficial) and Rabah (profit).
Hadith 4960
حَدَّثَنَا
أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ , حَدَّثَنَا
مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ ، عَنْ
الْأَعْمَشِ ، عَنْ
أَبِي سُفْيَانَ ، عَنْ
جَابِرٍ ، قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " إِنْ عِشْتُ إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ أَنْهَى أُمَّتِي أَنْ يُسَمُّوا نَافِعًا ، وَأَفْلَحَ ، وَبَرَكَةَ " , قَالَ الْأَعْمَشُ : وَلَا أَدْرِي ذَكَرَ نَافِعًا أَمْ لَا ، فَإِنَّ الرَّجُلَ يَقُولُ : إِذَا جَاءَ أَثَمَّ بَرَكَةُ ؟ , فَيَقُولُونَ : لَا , قَالَ أبو داود : رَوَى أَبُو الزُّبَيْرِ ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، نَحْوَهُ لَمْ يَذْكُرْ بَرَكَةَ .
Narrated Jabir ibn Abdullah: The Prophet ﷺ said: If I survive (God willing), I shall forbid my people to give the names Nafi (beneficial), Aflah (successful) and Barakah (blessing). Al-Amash said: I do not know whether he mentioned Nafi or not. When a man comes and asks: Is there Barakah (blessing)? The people say: No. Abu Dawud said: A similar tradition has been transmitted by Abu al-Zubair on the authority of Jabir from the Prophet ﷺ through a different chain of narrators. This version has no mention of Barakah.
Hadith 4961
Abu Hurairah reported the prophet ﷺ as saying: The vilest names in Allah’s sight on the Day of resurrection will be that of a man called Malik al-Amlak. Abu Dawud said: This tradition has also been transmitted by Shuaib bin Abi Hamzah from Abi al-Zinad through different chain of narrators. This version has the words "akhna' ismin" (most obscene name) instead of "akhna ismin" (the vilest name).