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The new name
Madinah, when Zayd al-Khayl came with the delegation of Tayy.
Madinah9 AH, the year of the delegations approximate1 min read
Zayd arrived in Madinah with the delegation of his tribe, already carrying a wide reputation as a horseman — his very name, Zayd al-Khayl, meant Zayd of the horses.
He met the Prophet ﷺ and spoke with him, and by report was received well.
The Prophet ﷺ then renamed him. Where he had been Zayd al-Khayl, he became Zayd al-Khayr — Zayd of the good — a change of a single word that has stayed attached to him ever since.
He set out afterwards to return to his people, and did not complete the journey.
In this moment: The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ
Sources & review
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As-Sirah an-Nabawiyyahالسيرة النبوية
Classical biography · Ibn Hisham, from the recension of Ibn Ishaq
Kitab at-Tabaqat al-Kabirالطبقات الكبرى
Classical biography · Ibn Sa'd
Companions of the Prophet
Modern biography · Abdul Wahid Hamid
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