Sunan Abi Dawud, 4956

Sa‘id ibn al-Musayyab a rapporté que son père a dit d’après son grand-père (Hazn) : Le Prophète ﷺ a demandé : « Comment t’appelles-tu ? » Il a répondu : « Hazn (rugueux). » Il a dit : « Tu es Sahl (doux). » Il a répondu : « Non, doux, c’est être piétiné et méprisé. » Sa‘id a dit : « J’ai alors pensé que la rudesse resterait parmi nous après cela. » Abu Dawud a dit : Le Prophète ﷺ a changé les noms al-‘As, Aziz, Atalah, Shaytan, al-Hakam, Ghurab, Hubab, et Shihab, et l’a appelé Hisham. Il a changé le nom Harb (guerre) en Silm (paix). Il a changé le nom al-Munba’ith (celui qui ment) en al-Mudtaji‘ (celui qui se lève). Il a changé le nom d’une terre Afrah (aride) en Khadrah (verte). Il a changé le nom Shi‘b ad-Dalalah (le sentier de l’égarement), le nom d’un chemin de montagne, en Shi‘b al-Huda (le sentier de la guidance). Il a changé le nom Banu az-Zinyah (les enfants de la fornication) en Banu ar-Rushdah (les enfants de la droiture), et Banu Mughwiyah (les enfants d’une femme qui égare) en Banu Rushdah (les enfants d’une femme droite). Abu Dawud a dit : J’ai omis les chaînes de transmission pour plus de concision

Sa'id b. Musayyab told that his father said on the authority of his grandfather (Hazn):The Prophet (ﷺ) asked: What is your name? He replied: Hazn (rugged). He said: You are Sahl (smooth). He said: No, smooth is trodden upon and disgraced. Sa'id said: I then thought that ruggedness would remain among us after it. AbuDawud said: The Prophet (ﷺ) changed the names al-'As, Aziz, Atalah, Shaytan, al-Hakam, Ghurab, Hubab, and Shihab and called him Hisham. He changed the name Harb (war) and called him Silm (peace). He changed the name al-Munba'ith (one who lies) and called him al-Mudtaji' (one who stands up). He changed the name of a land Afrah (barren) and called it Khadrah (green). He changed the name Shi'b ad-Dalalah (the mountain path of a stray), the name of a mountain path and called it Shi'b al-Huda (mountain path of guidance). He changed the name Banu az-Zinyah (children of fornication) and called them Banu ar-Rushdah (children of those who are on the right path), and changed the name Banu Mughwiyah (children of a woman who allures and goes astray), and called them Banu Rushdah (children of a woman who is on the right path). AbuDawud said: I omitted the chains of these for the sake of brevity