Hadith
Sunan Ibn Majah #3468
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sunan_ibn_majah:3468حَدَّثَنَا 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 ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ زَيْنَبَ .
"Zainab used to be called "Barrah" (good), and it was said that she was praising herself. So the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) changed her name to Zainab."
Chain 1·4 narrators
3
عطاء بن أبي مي← Oldest
عطاء بن أبي مي
Narratorunknown
Transmitted via “عن”
narrated to
2
Gen 4thiqa
Transmitted via “عن”
narrated to
1
Ghundar
غندر
Narratorunknown
Transmitted via “حدثنا”
narrated to
0
Abū Bakr← Compiler
أبو بكر
Sahabisahabi
Transmitted via “حدثنا”
Legend: Sahabi Tabi'i Taba Tabi'in Later
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