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Musnad Ahmad 211 (Book 2, Hadith 128) #33903
Changing Names for Good

SUMMARY: The hadith is about how 'Umar bin al-Khattab changed the name of Masrooq bin al-Ajda' to Masrooq bin 'Abdur-Rahman, as the word Al-Ajda' has a bad meaning.

It was narrated that Masrooq bin al-­Ajda' said: I met 'Umar bin al­-Khattab and he said: Who are you? I said: Masrooq bin al­-Ajda''.Umar said: I heard the Messenger of Allah saying, 'Al- Ajda' is a devil ie the word Al-­Ajda' has a bad meaning; rather you are Masrooq bin 'Abdur-Rahman'.Amir said: I saw his name written in the Deewan; Masrooq bin 'Abdur-­Rahman. I said: What is this? He said. This is what 'Umar رضي الله عنه called me.
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو النَّضْرِ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَقِيلٍ، حَدَّثَنَا مُجَالِدُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَامِرٌ، عَنْ مَسْرُوقِ بْنِ الْأَجْدَعِ، قَالَ لَقِيتُ عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ فَقَالَ لِي مَنْ أَنْتَ قُلْتُ مَسْرُوقُ بْنُ الْأَجْدَعِ فَقَالَ عُمَرُ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ يَقُولُ الْأَجْدَعُ شَيْطَانٌ وَلَكِنَّكَ مَسْرُوقُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ قَالَ عَامِرٌ فَرَأَيْتُهُ فِي الدِّيوَانِ مَكْتُوبًا مَسْرُوقُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ فَقُلْتُ مَا هَذَا فَقَالَ هَكَذَا سَمَّانِي عُمَرُ‏.‏

TOPICS
name  *  change  *  meaning  *  ism  *  taghyir  *  mana

QUICK LESSONS:
Choose good names for your children with positive meanings; Take pride in having good names; Do not be ashamed or embarrassed to change your name if it has negative connotations associated with it; Strive to keep your name pure and untainted by any negative associations.

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks about the importance of changing one's name if it has a bad meaning. Umar ibn Al Khattab heard Prophet Muhammad say that Al Ajda was a devil and so he changed Masrook's name from Masrook ibn Al Ajda to Masrook ibn Abdur Rahman. This shows us that we should be careful when choosing names for our children and make sure they have good meanings. It also teaches us that we should not be ashamed or embarrassed to change our names if they have negative connotations associated with them. We should take pride in having good names and strive to keep them pure and untainted by any negative associations.

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