Ibn Umar said: The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم changed the name of ‘Asiyah and called her Jamilah.

Muhammad bin Amr bin Ata said: Zainab daughter of Abu Salamah asked him: Which name did you give to your daughter? He replied: Barrah. She said: The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم forbade giving this name. I was called Barrah but the Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم said: Do not declare yourselves pure, for Allah knows best those of you who are obedient. He said: we asked; which name should we give her? He replied: Call her Zainab.

Narrated Usamah ibn Akhdari: A man called Asram was among those who came to the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم . The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم said: What is your name? He replied: Asram. He said: No, you are Zurah.

Narrated Hani ibn Yazid: When Hani went with his people in a deputation to the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم , he heard them calling him by his kunyah (surname), AbulHakam. So the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم called him and said: Allah is the judge (al-Hakam), and to Him judgment belongs. Why are you given the kunyah AbulHakam? He replied: When my people disagree about a matter, they come to me, and I decide between them, and both parties are satisfied with my decision. He said: How good this is! What children have you? He replied: I have Shurayh, Muslim and Abdullah. He asked; Who is the oldest of them? I replied: Shurayh. He said: Then you are Abu Shurayh. Abu Dawud said: This is Shuraib who broke the chain, and who entered Tustar. Abu Dawud said: I have been told that Shuraib broke the gate of Tustar, and he entered it through tunnel.

Saeed bin Musayyab told that his father said on the authority of his grandfather (Hazn): The Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم asked: What is your name? He replied: Hazn (rugged). He said: You are Sahl (smooth). He said: No, smooth is trodden upon and disgraced. Saeed said: I then thought that ruggedness would remain among us after it. Abu Dawud said: The Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم changed the names al-As, Aziz, Atalah, Shaytan, al-Hakam, Ghurab, Hubab, and Shihab and called him Hisham. He changed the name Harb (war) and called him Silm (peace). He changed the name al-Munba'ith (one who lies) and called him al-Mudtaji' (one who stands up). He changed the name of a land Afrah (barren) and called it Khadrah (green). He changed the name Shi'b ad-Dalalah (the mountain path of a stray), the name of a mountain path and called it Shi'b al-Huda (mountain path of guidance). He changed the name Banu az-Zinyah (children of fornication) and called them Banu ar-Rushdah (children of those who are on the right path), and changed the name Banu Mughwiyah (children of a woman who allures and goes astray), and called them Banu Rushdah (children of a woman who is on the right path). Abu Dawud said: I omitted the chains of these for the sake of brevity.

Narrated Umar ibn al-Khattab: Masruq said: I met Umar ibn al-Khattab (Allah be pleased with him) who said: Who are you? I replied: Masruq ibn al-Ajda'. Umar then said: I heard the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم say: al-Ajda' (mutilated) is a devil.

Samurah bin Jundub reported the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم as saying: Do not call your servant Yasar (wealth), Rabah (profit), Nijih (prosperous) and Aflah (successful), for you may ask; Is he there? And someone says: No. Samurah said: These are four (names), so do not attribute more to me.

Samurah said: The Aposlte of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم forbade giving four names to our slaves: Aflah (successful), Yasar (wealth), Naf (beneficial) and Rabah (profit).

Narrated Jabir ibn Abdullah: The Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم said: If I survive (God willing), I shall forbid my people to give the names Nafi (beneficial), Aflah (successful) and Barakah (blessing). Al-Amash said: I do not know whether he mentioned Nafi or not. When a man comes and asks: Is there Barakah (blessing)? The people say: No. Abu Dawud said: A similar tradition has been transmitted by Abu al-Zubair on the authority of Jabir from the Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم through a different chain of narrators. This version has no mention of Barakah.

Abu Hurairah reported the prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم as saying: The vilest names in Allah’s sight on the Day of resurrection will be that of a man called Malik al-Amlak. Abu Dawud said: This tradition has also been transmitted by Shuaib bin Abi Hamzah from Abi al-Zinad through different chain of narrators. This version has the words "akhna' ismin" (most obscene name) instead of "akhna ismin" (the vilest name).