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Sunan Ibn Majah 3732

“Zainab used to be called ‘Barrah’ (good), and it was said that she was praising herself. So the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) changed her name to Zainab.”

Abu Hurayrahnarrated it
Sahihgraded sahih by Al-Albani
7names in the chain
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حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا غُنْدَرٌ، عَنْ شُعْبَةَ، عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ أَبِي مَيْمُونَةَ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ أَبَا رَافِعٍ، يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ

أَنَّ زَيْنَبَ، كَانَ اسْمُهَا بَرَّةَ فَقِيلَ لَهَا تُزَكِّي نَفْسَهَا فَسَمَّاهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ زَيْنَبَ

“Zainab used to be called ‘Barrah’ (good), and it was said that she was praising herself. So the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) changed her name to Zainab.”

আবূ হুরায়রা (রাঃ) থেকে বর্ণিত। যয়নব (রাঃ)-র নাম ছিলো বাররাহ (পুণ্যবতী)। এতে বলাবলি হলো যে, তিনি নিজেই নিজের পবিত্রতা প্রকাশ করছেন। তখন রাসূলুল্লাহ সাল্লাল্লাহু আলাইহি ওয়াসাল্লাম তার নাম রাখলেন যয়নব।

ابوہریرہ رضی اللہ عنہ کہتے ہیں زینب کا نام بّرہ تھا ( یعنی نیک بخت اور صالحہ ) لوگوں نے اعتراض کیا کہ یہ اپنی تعریف آپ کرتی ہیں، تو رسول اللہ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم نے ان کا نام بدل کر زینب رکھ دیا ۱؎۔

Telah menceritakan kepada kami [Abu Bakar] telah menceritakan kepada kami [Ghundar] dari [Syu'bah] dari ['Atha` bin Abu Maimunah] dia berkata; saya mendengar [Abu Rafi'] bercerita dari [Abu Hurairah] bahwa Zainab dulunya bernama Barrah, maka di katakan kepadanya supaya dia menyucikan diri, setelah itu Rasulullah shallallahu 'alaihi wasallam menamainya dengan Zainab

Ebu Hureyre (r.a.)'den rivayet edildiğine göre: Zeyneb'in adı Berre idi. Bu kadın adıyla kendisine tezkiye eder (över), denildi. Bunun özerine Resulullah (Sallallahu Aleyhi ve Sellem) ona Zeyneb adını verdi

Sunan Ibn Majah 3732, Book 33, Etiquette, Hadith 76. 1 min read

The chain

Who passed it on, from Ibn Majah back to the one who was there.

  1. 1Ibn MajahCompiler, died 273 AH
  2. 2أَبُو بَكْرٍTold us
  3. 3Muhammad ibn Jafar, GhundarTold us, Third generation, died 192 AH
  4. 4Shubah ibn al-HajjajFrom, Third generation, died 160 AH
  5. 5Ata ibn Abi MaymunahFrom, Successor, died 131 AH
  6. 6Nufay ibn RafiHeard, Successor, died 91 AH
  7. 7Abu HurayrahFrom, Companion, died 57 AH

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