It is narrated from Muhammad bin Amr bin Ata’ (may Allah have mercy on him) that he went to Sayyidah Zainab bint Abu Salamah (may Allah be pleased with her), and her sister was also with her. He asked: What is her name? He says: I said, her name is Barrah. She said: Change her name, because when the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) married Sayyidah Zainab bint Jahsh (may Allah be pleased with her), her name was Barrah. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) changed her name to Zainab. And when the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) married Sayyidah Umm Salamah (may Allah be pleased with her), my name was also Barrah. When the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) heard that she called me Barrah, he said:“Do not ascribe purity to yourselves; indeed, Allah knows best who among you is righteous and who is wicked. Change her name to Zainab.”She said: So now she is Zainab. Muhammad bin Amr says: I said, let her name be given. She said: You yourself change her name to the name with which the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) changed it, and name her Zainab.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Sa'id bin Yarbu' Makhzumi (may Allah be pleased with him) that his name was Sarm. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) named him Sa'id. 'Umar bin 'Uthman (may Allah have mercy on him) said: I saw Sayyiduna 'Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) sitting in the mosque, leaning back.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) that when Sayyiduna Hasan (may Allah be pleased with him) was born, I named him Harb. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) came and said: "Show me my son, what have you named him?" We said: Harb. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "Rather, he is Hasan." Then when Sayyiduna Husayn (may Allah be pleased with him) was born, I named him Harb. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) came and said: "Show me my son, what have you named him?" We said: We have named him Harb. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "Rather, his name is Husayn." When the third son was born, I named him Harb. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) came and said: "Show me my son, what have you named him?" We said: Harb. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "No, his name is Muhsin." Then he said: "I have named them after the sons of Harun (peace be upon him). Their names were Shabbar, Shabbir, and Mushabbir."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Muslim (may Allah be pleased with him) that I participated in the battle of Hunayn with the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). The Prophet (peace be upon him) asked: "What is your name?" I said: My name is Ghurab. The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "No, rather from today your name is Muslim."

It is narrated from Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that a man was mentioned in the presence of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) who was called Shahab. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "No, rather you are Hisham."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Muti’ bin Aswad ‘Adawi (may Allah be pleased with him) that I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) say on the day of the conquest of Makkah:“From today until the Day of Resurrection, no Quraishi will be taken captive and killed.”Thus, among the men of Quraish named ‘As, on that day none became Muslim except Muti’. His name was ‘As, so the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) named him Muti’.

Narrated from Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her), she said that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "O Aish! This is Jibreel who is conveying greetings to you." She said: I replied, "Peace, mercy, and blessings of Allah be upon him as well." She said: You (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) would see what I did not see.

Narrated from Sayyida Umm Kulthum bint Thumamah (may Allah be pleased with her) that when she came to Makkah for Hajj, her brother Makharraq bin Thumamah said: Go to Sayyida Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) and ask her about Sayyiduna Uthman bin Affan (may Allah be pleased with him), because people among us talk a lot about him. She says: I went to her and said: Your son sends you greetings and asks about Sayyiduna Uthman bin Affan (may Allah be pleased with him). She replied: Peace and Allah’s mercy be upon him as well. She said: I testify that I saw Uthman in this house. It was a hot night, and it was the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and Jibreel Amin who brought revelation to him. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would pat Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) on his arm or shoulder with his hand and say:“Uthm, write.”Whoever Allah grants such a status with His Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), he is certainly a person upon whom Allah is merciful. May Allah’s curse be upon the one who abuses Ibn Affan.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Basheer bin Nahik (may Allah be pleased with him) that he presented himself before the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), so the Prophet (peace be upon him) asked: "What is your name?" He said: Zahm. The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "No, your name is Basheer." While I was walking with the Prophet (peace be upon him), he said: "O Ibn al-Khassasiyyah, did you feel displeasure at any decree of Allah while you are walking alongside the Messenger of Allah?" I said: May my parents be sacrificed for you! How could I feel displeasure at any decree of Allah when I have received every good? Then the Prophet (peace be upon him) came to the graves of the polytheists and said: "They have missed out on much good." Then he came to the graves of the Muslims and said: "These people have attained abundant good." Then the Prophet (peace be upon him) saw a man walking among the graves wearing Sabti shoes, so the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "O wearer of Sabti shoes, take off your Sabti shoes." So he took off his shoes.

Bashir's wife, Laila, relates about Bashir bin Al-Khasasiyyah that his name was Zahm, then the Prophet ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) changed his name to Bashir.