38/3. Chapter:
Al-Lu'lu Wal-Marjan 1384 — The Book of Al-Adâb (Good-Manners)
Preference of changing ugly names to good names, and to change the name Barrah to Zainab and Jûwairiyah etc.
Al-Lu'lu Wal-Marjan : 1384
Al-Lu'lu Wal-MarjanHadith Number 1384
حديث أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ زَيْنَبَ كَانَ اسْمُهَا بَرَّةً، فَقِيلَ تُزَكِّي نَفْسَهَا فَسَمَّاهَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ، زَيْنَبَ.
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
Zainab's original name was Barrah [1] but it was said, "By that she is giving herself the prestige of piety." So the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم changed her name to Zainab. ( Sahîh Al-Bukhâri, Hadîth No. 212, Vol. 8)
[1] Barrah means pious.
