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الفتح الربانی
Fath al-Rabbani
طواف المفرد والقارن والمتمتع
Tawaf of the Individual, the Qarin, and the Mutamatti'
بَابُ مَنْ سَمَّاهُمُ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَغَيَّرَ أَسْمَاءَهُمْ لِمَصْلَحَةٍ
Chapter on Those Whom the Prophet (peace be upon him) Named and Whose Names He Changed for a Benefit
Al-Fath ar-Rabbani 4769 — on Those Whom the Prophet
عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ سَلَامٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ قَدِمْتُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَلَيْسَ اسْمِي عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ سَلَامٍ فَسَمَّانِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ سَلَامٍ
Narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Salam (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: When I came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), my name was not Abdullah bin Salam, so the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) named me Abdullah bin Salam.
Brief Explanation
Benefits: … In a narration of Tabarani, it is mentioned: Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Salam radi Allahu anhu said: In the days of ignorance (jahiliyyah), my name was Ghailan, then the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam changed my name to Abdullah.
