Narrated from Sayyiduna Hani bin Yazid (may Allah be pleased with him) that when he came to the service of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) with his people, the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) heard them calling him Abu al-Hakam. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) called him and said: "Judgment belongs only to Allah, and judgment is His alone. Then why have you adopted the kunya Abu al-Hakam?" He said: No, but the real matter is that when there is a dispute among my people, they come to me and I decide between them, and both parties are pleased with the decision. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "This is a good thing." Then the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "How many children do you have?" I said: I have three sons, Shuraih, Abdullah, and Muslim. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) asked: "Who is the eldest among them?" I said: Shuraih. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "Then you are Abu Shuraih." And the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) prayed for him and for his children.

Similarly, the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) heard some people calling a man by the name Abd al-Hajar, so the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "What is your name?" He said: Abd al-Hajar. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "No, you are Abdullah."

Shuraih says that when my father Hani planned to return to his homeland, he came to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) and said: Tell me something that will make Paradise obligatory for me. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "Adopt good speech and feed people abundantly."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurda (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "Who will drive these camels of ours?" or he said: "Who will deliver these camels of ours?" A man said: I will perform this service. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) asked: "What is your name?" He said: So-and-so! The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "Sit down." Then another person stood up and the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) asked: "What is your name?" He said: So-and-so! The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "Sit down." Then another stood up and the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) asked: "What is your name?" He said: My name is Najiyah. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "You are for this task, you take these camels."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them) that he said: The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) came quickly while we were sitting. He came so quickly that we became anxious due to his haste. When he arrived, he greeted us with salam, then said: "I came to you quickly to inform you about Laylat al-Qadr, but as I was coming to you, I forgot. Therefore, now seek it in the last ten nights."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Wahb Jushami (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "Name yourselves after the names of the Prophets, and the most beloved names to Allah Almighty are Abdullah and Abdur-Rahman. The truest names are Harith and Hammam, and the worst names are Harb and Murrah."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that a son was born to one of us, so he named him Qasim. We said: We will neither call you Abu al-Qasim nor honor you with that title. This was mentioned to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), so he said: "Name your son Abdur-Rahman."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Sahl (may Allah be pleased with him), he said that Mundhir bin Abi Usaid was born and he was brought to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) seated him on his thigh. Sayyiduna Abu Usaid (may Allah be pleased with him) was also sitting there. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) became occupied with some work, and at the request of Sayyiduna Abu Usaid (may Allah be pleased with him), the child was lifted from the Prophet’s thigh. When the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) finished and turned his attention, he asked:“Where is the child?”Sayyiduna Abu Usaid (may Allah be pleased with him) said: O Messenger of Allah! We have sent him home. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) asked:“What is his name?”They said: So-and-so! The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said:“No, rather his name is Mundhir.”Thus, the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) named him Mundhir on that day.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "The most detestable name in the sight of Allah is that a person calls himself 'Malik al-Amlak' (the King of Kings)."

It is narrated from Taliq bin Habib, may Allah have mercy on him, that he said: I was among the most severe of those who denied intercession, so I asked Sayyiduna Jabir, may Allah be pleased with him, and he said: O Taliq! I heard the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, say: "People will be taken out after having entered Hell." And we also recite the same Qur'an that you recite.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Hanzalah bin Huzaym (may Allah be pleased with him), he said that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) liked that a person should be called by his most beloved name and his most beloved kunyah.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) changed the name of ‘Asiyah and said:“You are Jameelah (beautiful).”