سنن أبي داود

Hadith 4953

Book 43: General Behavior (Kitab Al-Adab)

كِتَاب الْأَدَبِ

Chapter 70

Chapter: Changing bad names.

باب فِي تَغْيِيرِ الاِسْمِ الْقَبِيحِ

English narration

Narrated by زينب بنت أم سلمة المخزومية

Muhammad bin Amr bin Ata said: Zainab daughter of Abu Salamah asked him: Which name did you give to your daughter? He replied: Barrah. She said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ forbade giving this name. I was called Barrah but the Prophet ﷺ said: Do not declare yourselves pure, for Allah knows best those of you who are obedient. He said: we asked; which name should we give her? He replied: Call her Zainab.

النص العربي

حَدَّثَنَا عِيسَى بْنُ حَمَّادٍ ، أَخْبَرَنَا اللَّيْثُ ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ أَبِي حَبِيبٍ ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْحَاق ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَمْرِو بْنِ عَطَاءٍ ، أَنَّ زَيْنَبَ بِنْتَ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ سَأَلَتْهُ مَا سَمَّيْتَ ابْنَتَكَ ؟ قَالَ : سَمَّيْتُهَا مُرَّةَ , فَقَالَتْ : "

إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ نَهَى عَنْ هَذَا الِاسْمِ , سُمِّيتُ بَرَّةَ ، فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : لَا تُزَكُّوا أَنْفُسَكُمْ ، اللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ بِأَهْلِ الْبِرِّ مِنْكُمْ , فَقَالَ : مَا نُسَمِّيهَا ؟ قَالَ : سَمُّوهَا زَيْنَبَ

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Reference: Sunan Abi Dawud 4953In-book: Book 43, Hadith 4953

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