صحيح مسلم
Muslim
كتاب الآدابThe Book of Manners and Etiquette
باب اسْتِحْبَابِ تَغْيِيرِ الاِسْمِ الْقَبِيحِ إِلَى حَسَنٍ وَتَغْيِيرِ اسْمِ بَرَّةَ إِلَى زَيْنَبَ وَجُوَيْرِيَةَ وَنَحْوِهِمَا:Chapter: It Is Recommended To Change Bad Names To Good Names, And To Change The Name Barrah To Zainab, Juwayriyah And The Like
حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرٌو النَّاقِدُ ، وَابْنُ أَبِي عُمَرَ ، وَاللَّفْظُ لِعَمْرٍو ، قالا : حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ مَوْلَى آلِ طَلْحَةَ ، عَنْ كُرَيْبٍ ، عَنْ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ ، قال : " كَانَتْ جُوَيْرِيَةُ اسْمُهَا بَرَّةُ ، فَحَوَّلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ اسْمَهَا جُوَيْرِيَةَ ، وَكَانَ يَكْرَهُ أَنْ يُقَالَ خَرَجَ مِنْ عِنْدَ بَرَّةَ " ، وَفِي حَدِيثِ ابْنِ أَبِي عُمَرَ ، عَنْ كُرَيْبٍ ، قَالَ : سَمِعْتُ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ .
Ibn Abbas (RA) reported that the name of Juwairlya (the wife of the Holy Prophet) was Barra (Pious). Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) changed her name to Juwairiya and said: I did not like that it should be said: He had come out from Barra (Pious). The hadith transmitted on the authority of Ibn Abi 'Umar is slightly different from it.
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Maulana Abdul Aziz Alvi
Hadith Commentary: Benefits and Issues: The name of Umm al-Mu’minin (Mother of the Believers) Hazrat Juwayriyyah bint al-Harith radi Allahu anha was Barrah (meaning piety, obedience). The Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam changed her name from Barrah to Juwayriyyah, because although the former expresses piety, it also carries the risk of bad omen. However, from the perspective of good omen, keeping such a name is permissible, provided that it is not intended for self-praise or to express one’s own piety.
Source: Tuhfat al-Muslim: Commentary on Sahih Muslim, Page: 5606
