Al-Adab Al-Mufrad

Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 820

Changing the name 'Asiya (meaning "rebellious")
Arabic hadith text
حَدَّثَنَا صَدَقَةُ بْنُ الْفَضْلِ، قَالَ‏:‏ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ الْقَطَّانُ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللهِ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ غَيْرَ اسْمَ عَاصِيَةَ وَقَالَ‏:‏ أَنْتِ جَمِيلَةُ‏.‏
Translation

Ibn 'Umar said that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, changed a woman's name from 'Asiya (rebellious), saying, "You are Jamila (beautiful)."