It is narrated from Khaythamah that his grandfather had named his father "Aziz". When this was mentioned to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), he (peace and blessings be upon him) named him "Abd al-Rahman". This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain of narration, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Usamah bin Akhdari (may Allah be pleased with him) that a man of Banu Shaqirah called "Asram" was among the group who came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). He brought with him an Abyssinian slave boy whom he had bought in those lands, and said: O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! I have bought this one, and I would like you to name him and supplicate for blessing for him. He (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: "What is your name?" He said: Asram (one who cuts off). He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "You are Zur'ah (one who sows). Now what do you want?" He said: Name this slave boy. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "He is Asim (protector)," and he (peace and blessings be upon him) closed his fist. This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain of narration, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.

It is narrated from Abu Hadrad (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Who will drive these camels of ours?" A man stood up and said: I will. He (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: "What is your name?" He told him his name. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Sit down." Then a second man stood up and said: I will. He (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: "What is your name?" He told him his name. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Sit down." Then another man stood up and said: I will. He (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: "What is your name?" He said: Najiyah (one who is saved). He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "You are suited to this task; drive them." This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain of narration, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abd al-Rahman bin Awf (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: In the Jahiliyyah (pre-Islamic era) my name was "Abd Amr", so the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) named me "Abd al-Rahman". This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim), but they did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked a man: "What is your name?" He said: Shihab (flame of fire). He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "You are Hisham." This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain of narration, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it; and that man was Hisham bin Amir al-Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him).

It is narrated from Hisham bin Amir (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: I came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and he (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: "What is your name?" I said: Shihab. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Rather, you are Hisham."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) that he named his eldest son "Hamzah" after his uncle, and named Husayn "Ja'far" after his uncle. Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) called Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) and said: "I have been commanded to change the names of these two." Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Allah and His Messenger know best. So he (peace and blessings be upon him) named them "Hasan" and "Husayn". This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain of narration, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with them both) that he said: A child was born among the Ansar, and they wanted to name him "Muhammad". They brought him to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The Ansar have done well. Name yourselves with my name, but do not take my kunyah, for I have been sent as a qasim (distributor) to distribute among you." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim), and they both agreed in it on the narration of Jarir from Mansur, but not with this wording.

Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates the like of it from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).

Muhammad bin al-Hanafiyyah narrates from his father, Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), that he said: I said: O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! If a child is born to me after you, may I name him with your name and give him your kunyah? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Yes." Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: This was a special concession (rukhsah) for me. This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim), but they did not record it. Perhaps someone may imagine that the two Shaykhs did not narrate from Fitr (a narrator), but that is not so, for they both mentioned him paired with another narrator in a single chain. The Imams have mentioned a large chapter at this point on the permissibility of a man calling his wife by her name (contrary to the common people's view that it is not permissible). In this regard it is established that he (peace and blessings be upon him) addressed Sayyidah Aishah as "Ya Aishah" and "Ya A'ish" and Sayyidah Umm Salamah as "Ya Umm Salamah", but I have left these out to avoid length, since the two Shaykhs agreed on most of them.