# Sunan Abi Dawud - General Behavior (Kitab Al-Adab)

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**1 hadith**

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## Hadith #4953

**Book:** General Behavior (Kitab Al-Adab) | **Narrator(s):** al-Rabi' bin Nafi' Abu Tawba al-Halbi الربيع بن نافع أبو توبة الحلبي, Yazid bin al-Mqdam bin Shryh يزيد بن المقدام بن شريح | **Grade:** Sahih

Zainab daughter of Abu Salamah asked him: Which name did you give to your daughter? He replied : Barrah. She said: The Messenger of Allah (May peace be upon him) forbade giving this name. I was called Barrah but the Prophet (May peace be upon him) said: Do not declare yourselves pure, for Allah knows best those of  you who are obedient. He said: we asked; which name should we give her? He replied: Call her Zainab.

*Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/sunan-abi-dawud-4953/)*

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