´It was narrated that Abdullah bin Salam said:` "I came to the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ), and my name was not Abdullah bin Salam. The Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) named me Abdullah bin Salam."
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Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
Explanation:
1:
Among the Children of Israel, the one who bore witness gave testimony similar to this (i.e., he testified that the Qur’an has come from Allah), and he believed, while you acted arrogantly. And Allah does not guide the wrongdoers ( ) (al-Ahqaf: 10).
2:
O Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam), say: Allah is sufficient as a witness between me and you, and also the one who has knowledge of the Book is a witness (by this is meant Abdullah ibn Salam, that he knows what is the truth and with whom it is) ( ) (ar-Ra’d: 43).
Note:
(In the chain of narration, Ibn Akhi Abdullah ibn Salam is a majhul (unknown) narrator.)
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 3256