Ibn Umar reported the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم as saying: Your names which are dearest to Allah are Abdullah and Abdur-Rahman.
Read More..Narrated Abu Wahb al-Jushami: The Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم said: Call yourselves by the names of the Prophets. The names dearest to Allah are Abdullah and Abdur Rahman, the truest are Harith and Hammam, and the worst are Harb and Murrah.
Read More..Anas said; I took Abdullah bin Abi Talhah, when he was born, to the Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم, and the prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم was wearing a wool;en cloak and rubbing tar on his camel. He asked: Have you some dates? I said: Yes. I then gave him some dates which he put in his mouth, chewed them, opened his mouth and them in it. The baby began to lick them. The prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم said: ANSAR’s favourite (fruit) is dates. And he gave him the name of Abdur-Rahman.
Read More..Ibn Umar said: The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم changed the name of ‘Asiyah and called her Jamilah.
Read More..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 صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم forbade giving this name. I was called Barrah but the Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم 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.
Read More..Narrated Usamah ibn Akhdari: A man called Asram was among those who came to the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم. The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم said: What is your name? He replied: Asram. He said: No, you are Zurah.
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