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
Dislike of naming after tyrants, and changing a name to a better one
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قَالَ الْحَارِثُ : حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ أَبِي إِسْمَاعِيلَ ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ عَيَّاشٍ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ ، عَنِ ابْنِ الْمُسَيِّبِ ، قَالَ : وُلِدَ لِأَخِي أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ غُلَامٌ ، سَمَّوْهُ الْوَلِيدَ ، فَدَخَلُوا بِهِ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ : أَسَمَّيْتُمُوهُ ؟ ، قَالُوا : نَعَمْ سَمُّوهُ الْوَلِيدَ ، قَالَ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : مَهْ مَهْ ، اسْمُهُ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ ، سَمَّيْتُمُوهُ بِاسْمِ فَرَاعِنَتِكُمْ ؟ لَيَكُونَنَّ فِي أُمَّتِي رَجُلٌ يُقَالُ لَهُ الْوَلِيدُ ، لَهُوَ أَشَدُّ عَلَى أُمَّتِي مِنْ فِرْعَوْنَ عَلَى قَوْمِهِ قَالَ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ : قُلْتُ لَهُ : أَيُّ الْوَلِيدِ هُوَ ؟ قَالَ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : إِنِ اسْتُخْلِفَ الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ ، وَإِلَّا فَهُوَ الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ .
It is narrated from Sa'id bin al-Musayyib (may Allah have mercy on him) that a child was born to the brother of the Mother of the Believers, Sayyidah Umm Salamah (may Allah be pleased with her), and they named him al-Walid. Then they brought him into the blessed presence of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and he (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: "Have you named him?" They said: Yes, we have named him al-Walid. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said by way of rebuke: "Mah, mah (Stop, desist)! His name is Abd al-Rahman. Have you named him after the names of your Pharaohs? There will certainly be a man in my Ummah called al-Walid; he will prove even harsher on my Ummah than the oppression Pharaoh inflicted on his people." The narrator Abd al-Rahman says: I asked (my teacher) which al-Walid he is? And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "If al-Walid bin Yazid is given the caliphate (then it is he); otherwise it is al-Walid bin Abd al-Malik."
This report is found in the Musnad of al-Harith (Bughyah: 2800). Its chain contains Isma'il bin Ayyash's narration from the people of the Hijaz, which according to the hadith scholars is weak; moreover, most imams have declared the last part of its text munkar (denounced) or mudraj (an interpolation).
This report is found in the Musnad of al-Harith (Bughyah: 2800). Its chain contains Isma'il bin Ayyash's narration from the people of the Hijaz, which according to the hadith scholars is weak; moreover, most imams have declared the last part of its text munkar (denounced) or mudraj (an interpolation).
وَقَالَ ابْنُ أَبِي عُمَرَ : حَدَّثَنَا بِشْرُ بْنُ السَّرِيِّ ، ثَنَا حَمَّادٌ ، عَنْ ثَابِتٍ ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ : إِنَّ أَمَةً لِعُمَرَ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ كَانَ لَهَا اسْمٌ مِنْ أَسْمَاءِ الْعَجَمِ ، فَسَمَّاهَا عُمَرُ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ جَمِيلَةَ ، فَقَالَ عُمَرُ : بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَكِ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَأَتَيْنَا النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ لَهَا : أَنْتِ جَمِيلَةُ ، فَقَالَ عُمَرُ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ : خُذِيهَا عَلَى رَغْمِ أَنْفِكِ .
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that Sayyiduna Umar al-Faruq (may Allah be pleased with him) had a slave-girl whose name was like the names of the Ajam (non-Arabs). So Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) changed her name to "Jamilah". Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), (seeing the slave-girl's hesitation over the change of name,) said to her: "Between me and you is the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) (to decide this matter)." So we came into the blessed presence of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and he (peace and blessings be upon him), addressing that slave-girl, said: "You are Jamilah." (After the confirmation from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him),) Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said to her: "Now accept this name despite your dislike."
Imam Ibn Abi Umar al-Adani narrated this hadith, and all of its narrators are thiqat (trustworthy).
Imam Ibn Abi Umar al-Adani narrated this hadith, and all of its narrators are thiqat (trustworthy).
وَقَالَ أَبُو يَعْلَى : حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبَّادٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو سَعِيدٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ الْحَارِثِ بْنِ أَبْزَى ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَتْنِي أُمِّي ، عَنْ أَبِيهَا : أَنَّهُ شَهِدَ مَغَانِمَ حُنَيْنٍ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَاسْمُهُ غُرَابٌ ، فَسَمَّاهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ مُسْلِمًا .
Abdullah bin al-Harith bin Abza narrates from his mother, and she from her father, that he was present with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) at the distribution of the spoils of the Battle of Hunayn. His name was "Ghurab" (crow), so the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) changed his name to "Muslim".
Imam Abu Ya'la narrated this hadith.
Imam Abu Ya'la narrated this hadith.
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.
