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It Is Recommended To Change Bad Names To Good Names, And To Change The Name Barrah To Zainab, Juwairiyah And The Like

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Darussalam · Volume 5

38. The Book Of Al-Ādāb (Manners And Etiquette)

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الحديث: 2142 ¦ الجزء: 3 ¦ الصفحة: 1687

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[5608] 18 - (2142) Zainab bint Umm Salamah said: "My name was Barrah, but the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ named me Zainab." She said: "Zainab bint Jahsh joined his (ﷺ) household and her name was Barrah, but he renamed her Zainab."

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18 - (2142) حَدَّثَنِي إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، أَخْبَرَنَا عِيسَى بْنُ يُونُسَ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو كُرَيْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ، قَالَا: حَدَّثَنَا الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ كَثِيرٍ، حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَمْرِو بْنِ عَطَاءٍ، حَدَّثَتْنِي زَيْنَبُ بِنْتُ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ، قَالَتْ: " كَانَ اسْمِي بَرَّةَ، فَسَمَّانِي رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ زَيْنَبَ، قَالَتْ: وَدَخَلَتْ عَلَيْهِ زَيْنَبُ بِنْتُ جَحْشٍ، وَاسْمُهَا بَرَّةُ فَسَمَّاهَا زَيْنَبَ "

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