I say: He is trustworthy, and so are all the other transmitters; the only issue is that Sharik’s memory was weak. Even so, portions of the report are corroborated. Al-Tahawi recorded it in Sharh al-Maʿani (2/344) through ʿAbdah ibn Sulayman, from Hisham ibn ʿUrwah, with the wording:

“that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, passed by a tract of land called ʿAzrah, so he renamed it Khudrah.”

I add: This chain is sound, and it shows that whoever transmitted it in a mursal form without mentioning ʿAʾishah has merely abbreviated it.

Al-Haythami (8/51) attributed the report to Abu Yaʿla and to al-Tabarani in al-Awsat, saying: “The men in Abu Yaʿla’s chain are the narrators of the authentic collections,” and concerning the route in al-Muʿjam al-Ṣaghir he said: “Its men are the narrators of the authentic collections.”

That is what he stated, whereas Muslim only included Sharik’s narrations when they are coupled with those of others.

Note: “ʿAzrah” appears in al-Tahawi with a zay, while al-Majmaʿ has “ʿAdrah” with a dhal, and that is probably the correct form.

The ḥadith has an authentic supporting narration with the wording:

“Whenever a man came to him bearing a name he disliked, he would change it.”