Salim b. 'Abdullah reported on the authority of his father:
We were in the habit of calling Zaid b. Harith as Zaid b. Muhammad until it was revealed in the Qur'an:" Call them by the names of their fathers. This is more equitable with Allah" (This hadith has been transmitted on the authority of Qutaiba b. Sa'd)
Reference: Sahih Muslim 2425 a In-book : Book 44, Hadith 92 USC-MSA web (English) : Book 31, Hadith 5956 (deprecated)
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