Ibn 'Abdu'r-Rahman ibn Sa'id al-Makhzumi, whose name was as-Surm,
reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him
peace, named him Sa'id (happy). He related that he had seen 'Uthman reclining
in the mosque.
Narrated Muhammad ibn 'Ata' related that he visited Zaynab bint Salama and
she asked him about the name of one of his sisters. He reports:
"I said,
'Her name is Barra.' She said, 'Change her name. The Prophet, may Allah
bless him and grant him peace, married Zaynab bint Jahsh. Her name was
Barra and he changed it to Zaynab. I visited Umm Salama when she married
him and my name was Barra. He heard her call me Barra and said, 'Do not
adorn yourselves. Allah is the One who knows those who are pious (barra)
among you and those who are deviant. Call her Zaynab.' Umm Salama said,
'She is Zaynab.' I said to Zaynab, 'Give her a name.' Zaynab said, 'Change
it to what the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace,
changed it.'" So he called her Zaynab.
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو نُعَيْمٍ، عَنْ إِسْرَائِيلَ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، عَنْ هَانِئِ بْنِ هَانِئٍ، عَنْ عَلِيٍّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: لَمَّا وُلِدَ الْحَسَنُ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ سَمَّيْتُهُ: حَرْبًا، فَجَاءَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ: أَرُونِي ابْنِي، مَا سَمَّيْتُمُوهُ؟ قُلْنَا: حَرْبًا، قَالَ: بَلْ هُوَ حَسَنٌ. فَلَمَّا وُلِدَ الْحُسَيْنُ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ سَمَّيْتُهُ حَرْبًا، فَجَاءَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ: أَرُونِي ابْنِي، مَا سَمَّيْتُمُوهُ؟ قُلْنَا: حَرْبًا، قَالَ: بَلْ هُوَ حُسَيْنٌ. فَلَمَّا وُلِدَ الثَّالِثُ سَمَّيْتُهُ: حَرْبًا، فَجَاءَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ: أَرُونِي ابْنِي، مَا سَمَّيْتُمُوهُ؟ قُلْنَا: حَرْبًا، قَالَ: بَلْ هُوَ مُحْسِنٌ، ثُمَّ قَالَ: إِنِّي سَمَّيْتُهُمْ بِأَسْمَاءِ وَلَدِ هَارُونَ: شِبْرٌ، وَشَبِيرٌ، وَمُشَبِّرٌ.
Narrated 'Ali said, "When al-Husayn was born, I named him Harb (war). The
Prophet came and said, 'Show me your son. What have you named him?' 'Harb,'
we replied. He said, "He is Hasan.' When al-Husayn was born, I named him
Harb. The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, came and said,
'Show me yo:
Ibn 'Umar said that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant
him peace, changed a woman's name from 'Asiya (rebellious), saying, "You
are Jamila (beautiful)."
