38/5. Chapter:
Al-Lu'lu Wal-Marjan 1389 — 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 : 1389
Al-Lu'lu Wal-MarjanHadith Number 1389
حديث سَهْلِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ قَالَ: أُتِيَ بِالْمُنْذِرِ ابْنِ أَبِي أُسَيْدٍ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ، حِينَ وُلِدَ، فَوَضَعَهُ عَلَى فَخِذِهِ، وَأَبُو أُسَيْدٍ جَالِسٌ؛ فَلَهَا النَّبِيُّ ﷺ بِشَيْءٍ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ، فَأَمَرَ أَبُو أُسَيْدٍ بِابْنِهِ فَاحْتُمِلَ مِنْ فَخِذِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ، فَاسْتَفَاقَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ، فَقَالَ: أَيْنَ الصَّبِيُّ فَقَالَ أَبُو أُسَيْدٍ: قَلَبْنَاهُ، يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ قَالَ: مَا اسْمُهُ قَالَ: فُلَانٌ قَالَ: وَلكِنْ أَسْمِهِ الْمُنْذِرَ فَسَمَّاهِ يَوْمَئِذٍ الْمُنْذِرَ.
Sahl bin Sa`d Narrated from:
When Al-Mundhir bin Abû Usaid was born. He was brought to the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم, who placed him on his thigh. While Abû Usaid was sitting there, the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم was busy with something in his hands so Abû Usaid told someone to take his son from the thigh of the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم.When the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم finished his job (with which he was busy) he said, "Where is the boy?" Abû Usaid replied, "We have sent him home." The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said, "What is his name? Abû Usaid told the boy's name." The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said, "No, his name is Al-Mundhir." From that day the boy was called as Al-Mundhir. ( Sahîh Al-Bukhârî, Hadîth No. 211, Vol. 8)
