38/5. Chapter:
Al-Lu'lu Wal-Marjan 1386 — The Book of Al-Adâb (Good-Manners)
It is preferable to perform Tahnîk of a new-born child at the time of its birth and to carry it to a pious person to perform Tahnîk and there is no harm in naming the child on its birthday, and it is preferable to give such names as ‘Abdullâh, Ibrâhîm, and the names of all the Messengers of Allâh.
[1] (Ch.5) Tahnîk is the process of chewing some sweet food (e.g., dates or honey) and putting it into the baby's mouth and rubbing its chin to train it to eat, and pronouncing Adhân in the ear of a baby etc., and giving a name to the child, and Aqîqa is the sacrificing of one or two sheep on the occasion of the birth of a child, as a token of gratitude to Allâh (two sheep for a male child and one sheep for a female child).
Al-Lu'lu Wal-Marjan : 1386
Al-Lu'lu Wal-MarjanHadith Number 1386
حديث أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ رضي الله عنها قَالَ: كَانَ ابْنٌ لأَبِي طَلْحَةَ يَشْتَكِي، فَخَرَجَ أَبُو طَلْحَةَ، فَقُبِضَ الصَّبِيُّ فَلَمَّا رَجَعَ أَبُو طَلْحَةَ، قَالَ: مَا فَعَل ابْني ⦗٤٨⦘ قَالَتْ أُمُّ سُلَيْمٍ: هُوَ أَسْكَنُ مَا كَانَ فَقَرَّبَتْ إِلَيْهِ الْعَشَاءَ، فَتَعَشَّى، ثُمَّ أَصَابَ مِنْهَا فَلَمَّا فَرَغَ، قَالَتْ: وَارِ الصَّبِيَّ فَلَمَّا أَصْبَحَ أَبُو طَلْحَةَ أَتَى رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ، فَأَخْبَرَهُ فَقَالَ: أَعْرَسْتُمُ اللَّيْلَةَ قَالَ: نَعَمْ قَالَ: اللهُمَّ بَارِكْ لَهُمَا فَوَلَدَتْ غُلَامًا قَالَ لِي أَبُو طَلْحَةَ: احْفَظْهُ حَتَّى تَأْتِيَ بِهِ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَأَتَى بِهِ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ، وَأَرْسَلَتْ مَعَهُ بِتَمَرَاتٍ، فَأَخَذَهُ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فَقَالَ: أَمَعَهُ شَيْءٌ قَالُوا: نَعَمْ، تَمَرَاتٌ فَأَخَذَهَا النَّبِيُّ ﷺ، فَمَضَغَهَا، ثُمَّ أَخَذَ مِنْ فِيهِ، فَجَعَلَهَا فِي فِي الصَّبِيِّ، وَحَنَّكَهُ بِهِ، وَسَمَّاهُ عَبْدَ اللهِ.
Anas bin Malik Narrated from:
Abû Talha had a child who was sick. The child died when Abû Talha had gone out. When Abû Talha returned home, he asked, “How does my son fare?” Umm Sulaim (his wife) replied, “He is quieter than he has ever been.” Then she brought supper for him and he took his supper and slept with her. When he had finished, she said, (to him), “Bury the child (as he is dead).”Next morning Abû Talha came to Allâh’s Messenger ﷺ and told him about that. The Prophet ﷺ said (to him), “Did you sleep with your wife last night?” Abû Talha said, “Yes”. The Prophet ﷺ said, “O Allâh! Bestow Your Blessing on them as regards that night of theirs.”Then (later on) Umm Sulaim gave birth to a boy. Abû Talha told me to take care of the child till he was taken to the Prophet ﷺ. Abû Talha took the child to the Prophet ﷺ and Umm Sulaim sent some dates along with the child. The Prophet ﷺ took the child (on his lap) and asked if there was something with him. They replied, "Yes, a few dates." The Prophet ﷺ took a date, chewed it, took some of it out of his mouth, put it into the child's mouth and did Tahnik for him with that, and named him 'Abdullâh.( Sahîh Al-Bukhârî, Hadîth No. 379, Vol. 7)
