71/1. Chapter:
Sahih Bukhari 5467 — Newborn Tahnik and Naming Ibrahim
The naming of a newly born child, Al-'Al-'Aqiqa and its Tahnik
Hadith About Tahnik for a Newborn Baby
Sahih Bukhari : 5467
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 5467
حَدَّثَنِي إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ نَصْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي بُرَيْدٌ، عَنْ أَبِي بُرْدَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي مُوسَى ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ وُلِدَ لِي غُلاَمٌ، فَأَتَيْتُ بِهِ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَسَمَّاهُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، فَحَنَّكَهُ بِتَمْرَةٍ، وَدَعَا لَهُ بِالْبَرَكَةِ وَدَفَعَهُ إِلَىَّ، وَكَانَ أَكْبَرَ وَلَدِ أَبِي مُوسَى.
Abu Musa Narrated from:
A son was born to me and I took him to the Prophet (ﷺ) who named him Ibrahim, did Tahnik for him with a date, invoked Allah to bless him and returned him to me. (The narrator added: That was Abu Musa's eldest son.)
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 5467In-book reference : Book 71, Hadith 1USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 7, Book 66, Hadith 376
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 5467
This hadith about Tahnik for a newborn baby shows a gentle moment with Abu Musa's son. Abu Musa brought his newborn boy to the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم named him Ibrahim, performed Tahnik for him with a date, invoked Allah to bless him, and then returned the child to his father. The text gives three clear acts: naming, Tahnik, and supplication for blessing. It does not add extra details beyond that. For readers searching newborn baby Sunnah hadith, this report is a simple source showing how the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم handled a newborn brought to him. It also shows the parents' care in taking the child to the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم.
What we learn from this hadith
- A newborn was given a good name in this report.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم performed Tahnik with a date.
- He invoked Allah's blessing for the child.
- The child was returned to his father after the supplication.
