38/5. Chapter:
Al-Lu'lu Wal-Marjan 1388 — 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 : 1388
Al-Lu'lu Wal-MarjanHadith Number 1388
حديث أَسْمَاءَ ﵂، أَنَّهَا حَمَلَتْ بِعَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ قَالَتْ: فَخَرَجْتُ وَأَنَا مُتِمٌّ فَأَتَيْتُ الْمَدِينَةَ، فَنَزَلْتُ بِقُبَاءٍ، فَوَلَدْتُهُ بِقُبَاءٍ ثُمَّ أَتَيْتُ بِهِ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ، فَوَضَعْتُهُ فِي حَجْرِهِ ثُمَّ دَعَا بِتَمْرَةٍ فَمَضَغَهَا، ثُمَّ تَفَلَ فِي فِيهِ فَكَانَ أَوّلَ شَيْءٍ دَخَلَ جَوْفَهُ رِيقُ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ ثُمَّ حَنَّكَهُ بِتَمْرَةٍ، ثُمَّ دَعَا لَهُ وَبَرَّكَ عَلَيْهِ؛ وَكَانَ أَوَّلَ مَوْلُودٍ وُلِدَ فِي الإِسْلَامِ.
Asma' Narrated from:
Narrated Asmâ' رضى الله عنها that she conceived 'Abdullâh bin Az-Zubair. She added, "I migrated to Al-Madîna while I was at full term of pregnancy and alighted at Quba' where I gave birth to him. Then I brought him to the Prophet ﷺ and put him on his lap. The Prophet ﷺ asked for a date (fruit), chewed it, and put some of its juice in the child's mouth. So, the first thing that entered the child's stomach was the saliva of Allâh's Messenger ﷺ.Then the Prophet ﷺ rubbed the child's palate with a date (fruit) and invoked for Allâh's Blessings on him, and he was the first child born (amongst the emigrants) in the Islâmic land (i.e. Al-Madîna). ( Sahîh Al-Bukhârî, Hadîth No. 248, Vol. 5)
