صحيح البخاري
Bukhari
كتاب الأدبThe Book of Al-Adab (Good Manners)
بَابُ تَحْوِيلِ الاِسْمِ إِلَى اسْمٍ أَحْسَنَ مِنْهُ:Chapter. To change a name for another name which is better than the first.
Hadith 6193
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ مُوسَى ، حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامٌ ، أَنَّ ابْنَ جُرَيْجٍ أَخْبَرَهُمْ ، قَالَ : أَخْبَرَنِي عَبْدُ الْحَمِيدِ بْنُ جُبَيْرِ بْنِ شَيْبَةَ ، قَالَ : " جَلَسْتُ إِلَى سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيِّبِ ، فَحَدَّثَنِي أَنَّ جَدَّهُ حَزْنًا قَدِمَ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَقَالَ : مَا اسْمُكَ ؟ قَالَ : اسْمِي حَزْنٌ . قَالَ : " بَلْ أَنْتَ سَهْلٌ " . قَالَ : مَا أَنَا بِمُغَيِّرٍ اسْمًا سَمَّانِيهِ أَبِي . قَالَ ابْنُ الْمُسَيَّبِ : فَمَا زَالَتْ فِينَا الْحُزُونَةُ بَعْدُ " .
Narrated Sa`id bin Al-Musaiyab: That when his grandfather, Hazn visited the Prophet the Prophet said (to him), "What is your name?" He said, "My name is Hazn." The Prophet said, " But you are Sahl." He said, "I will not change my name with which my father named me." Ibn Al-Musaiyab added: So we have had roughness (in character) ever since.
Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Dawood Raz
Hadith Commentary:
This was the punishment for the fact that their grandfather did not accept the name given by the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam), a name that was entirely good and blessed. Instead, he preferred the name "Huzn" (meaning "grief") that had been given by his forefathers, and for this reason, the subsequent generations also remained afflicted with hardship.
A person's name has a great effect on his life; therefore, one should choose the best possible name for a child.
This was the punishment for the fact that their grandfather did not accept the name given by the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam), a name that was entirely good and blessed. Instead, he preferred the name "Huzn" (meaning "grief") that had been given by his forefathers, and for this reason, the subsequent generations also remained afflicted with hardship.
A person's name has a great effect on his life; therefore, one should choose the best possible name for a child.
Source: Sahih Bukhari: Commentary by Maulana Dawood Raz, Page: 6193
Shaykh Abdul Sattar al-Hammad
Hadith Commentary:
(1)
In one narration, the reason for not changing the name is mentioned as follows: "Sahl" (easy) is trampled upon and considered insignificant. (2)
In any case, whatever the reason may be for not changing his name, it is evident from this that a person's name has a significant impact on his life. This is acknowledged by Sa'id ibn al-Musayyib himself, who said that because our grandfather did not accept the statement of the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam), the effects of sorrow remained evident in our family.
Wa la hawla wa la quwwata illa billah.
Therefore, children's names should be chosen well. Darussalam has published a book titled "Dictionary of Qur'anic and Islamic Names," which is an excellent book on this subject.
(1)
In one narration, the reason for not changing the name is mentioned as follows: "Sahl" (easy) is trampled upon and considered insignificant. (2)
In any case, whatever the reason may be for not changing his name, it is evident from this that a person's name has a significant impact on his life. This is acknowledged by Sa'id ibn al-Musayyib himself, who said that because our grandfather did not accept the statement of the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam), the effects of sorrow remained evident in our family.
Wa la hawla wa la quwwata illa billah.
Therefore, children's names should be chosen well. Darussalam has published a book titled "Dictionary of Qur'anic and Islamic Names," which is an excellent book on this subject.
Source: Hidayat al-Qari: Commentary on Sahih Bukhari, Urdu, Page: 6193
