38/5. Chapter:
Al-Lu'lu Wal-Marjan 1387 — 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 : 1387
Al-Lu'lu Wal-MarjanHadith Number 1387
حديث أَبِي مُوسى رضي الله عنها، قَالَ: وُلِدَ لِي غُلَامٌ، فَأَتَيْتُ بِهِ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ، فَسَمَّاهُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، فَحَنَّكَهُ بِتَمْرَةٍ وَدَعَا لَهُ بِالْبَرَكَةِ وَدَفَعَه إِلَيَّ وَكَانَ أَكْبَرَ وَلَدِ أَبِي مُوسى.
Abu Musa Narrated from:
A son was born to me and I took him to the Prophet ﷺ who named him Ibrâhîm, (Abraham) did Tahnik for him with a date (fruit), invoked Allâh to bless him and returned him to me. (The narrator added: That was Abû Mûsa's eldest son.) ( Sahîh Al-Bukhârî, Hadîth No. 376, Vol. 7)
