THE BOOK OF REMEMBRANCESKITĀB AL-ADHKĀR · Imām an-Nawawī
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Chapter 247

The permissibility of shortening a person’s name, as long as he is not offended by it

Remembrance 1
IT HAS BEEN reported in the Ṣaḥīḥ, from many sources, that the Messenger of Allah Honorific symbol shortened the names of a number of his Companions. For example, he addressed Abū Hurayrah Honorific symbol as “Abū Hirr.” [1].He also said to ‘Ā’ishah Honorific symbol “O ‘Ā’ish”, [2].and to Anjashah Honorific symbol “O Anjash”.
In the book of Ibn as-Sunnī there is a narration that the Prophet Honorific symbol said to Usāmah, “O Usaym” and to Miqdām, “O Qudaym”.

References

[1] Al-Bukhārī (2601).
[2] Al-Bukhārī (3768), Muslim (2447), Abū Dāwūd (5232), at-Tirmidhī (3876), and an-Nasā’ī (7/69).