حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنْ لَيْثٍ عَنْ رَجُلٍ قَالَ قَالَ لَهَا ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ إِنَّمَا سُمِّيتِ أُمَّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ لِتَسْعَدِي وَإِنَّهُ لَاسْمُكِ قَبْلَ أَنْ تُولَدِي
مسند امام احمد بن حنبل · Hadith 2497
Sufyan narrated from Laith from a man who said: Ibn 'Abbas (RA)said to her: You were called Ummul-Mu'mineen so as to be blessed; it was your name before you were bom.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020