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.
Read More..Narrated Hani ibn Yazid: When Hani went with his people in a deputation to the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم, he heard them calling him by his kunyah (surname), AbulHakam. So the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم called him and said: Allah is the judge (al-Hakam), and to Him judgment belongs. Why are you given the kunyah AbulHakam? He replied: When my people disagree about a matter, they come to me, and I decide between them, and both parties are satisfied with my decision. He said: How good this is! What children have you? He replied: I have Shurayh, Muslim and Abdullah. He asked; Who is the oldest of them? I replied: Shurayh. He said: Then you are Abu Shurayh. Abu Dawud said: This is Shuraib who broke the chain, and who entered Tustar. Abu Dawud said: I have been told that Shuraib broke the gate of Tustar, and he entered it through tunnel.
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