Hadith 8563

Chapter 361

باب 361

(361) بَابُ تَحْوِيلِ اسْمِ عَاصِيَةَ

(361) Chapter: Changing the name 'Asiya (meaning "rebellious")
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حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ، وَسَعِيدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، قَالاَ: حَدَّثَنَا يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَمْرِو بْنِ عَطَاءٍ، أَنَّهُ دَخَلَ عَلَى زَيْنَبَ بِنْتِ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، فَسَأَلَتْهُ عَنِ اسْمِ أُخْتٍ لَهُ عِنْدَهُ؟ قَالَ: فَقُلْتُ: اسْمُهَا بَرَّةُ، قَالَتْ: غَيِّرِ اسْمَهَا، فَإِنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم نَكَحَ زَيْنَبَ بِنْتَ جَحْشٍ وَاسْمُهَا بَرَّةُ، فَغَيَّرَ اسْمَهَا إِلَى زَيْنَبَ، وَدَخَلَ عَلَى أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ حِينَ تَزَوَّجَهَا، وَاسْمِي بَرَّةُ، فَسَمِعَهَا تَدْعُونِي: بَرَّةَ، فَقَالَ: لاَ تُزَكُّوا أَنْفُسَكُمْ، فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ هُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِالْبَرَّةِ مِنْكُنَّ وَالْفَاجِرَةِ، سَمِّيهَا زَيْنَبَ، فَقَالَتْ: فَهِيَ زَيْنَبُ، فَقُلْتُ لَهَا: سَمِّي، فَقَالَتْ: غَيِّرْهُ إِلَى مَا غَيَّرَ إِلَيْهِ رَسُولُ اللهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم، فَسَمِّهَا زَيْنَبَ.

Muhammad ibn 'Ata' related that he visited Zaynab bint Salama andshe 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 Allahbless him and grant him peace, married Zaynab bint Jahsh. Her name wasBarra and he changed it to Zaynab. I visited Umm Salama when she marriedhim and my name was Barra. He heard her call me Barra and said, 'Do notadorn 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, 'Changeit to what the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace,changed it.'" So he called her Zaynab.

Reference: Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 821

In-book reference: Book 34, Hadith 11

English translation: Book 34, Hadith 821