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المطالب العالية بزوائد المسانيد الثمانية
Al-Matalib al-'Aliyah
كتاب الأدب
Book of Manners
بَابُ كَرَاهِيَةِ التسمي بأسماء الجبابرة وتغيير الاسم إِلَى مَا هو أحسن مِنْهُ
Chapter: Dislike of naming after tyrants, and changing a name to a better one
Al-Matalib al-'Aliyah 2803 — Dislike of naming after tyrants
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ نُمَيْرٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدَةُ ، عَنْ هِشَامٍ ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهَا قَالَتْ : مَرَّ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِأَرْضٍ يُقَالُ لَهَا : غَبَرَةُ ، فَقَالَ : هِيَ خَضِرَةُ .
It is narrated from Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) passed by a place that was called "Ghabirah" (meaning a dusty or dreary land). So he (peace and blessings be upon him) (in view of his dislike of its name) said: "It is 'Khadirah' (meaning a green, lush and flourishing land)."
This hadith is narrated in Musnad Ahmad and its narrators are thiqat (trustworthy). It was the blessed habit of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) to change names with a disliked or ill-omened meaning to good and blessed names.
This hadith is narrated in Musnad Ahmad and its narrators are thiqat (trustworthy). It was the blessed habit of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) to change names with a disliked or ill-omened meaning to good and blessed names.
