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Sahih Muslim 2144a — Tahnik and Naming a Newborn Abdullah
It Is Recommended To Perform Tahnik For The Newborn When He Is Born And To Take Him To A Righteous Man To Perform Tahnik For Him; It Is Permissible To Name Him On The Day He Is Born, And It Is Recommended To Use The Names 'Abdullah, Ibrahim, And The Names Of All Other Prophets, Peace Be Upon Them
Tahnik Hadith: The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم Named the Baby Abdullah
Sahih Muslim : 2144a
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 2144a
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الأَعْلَى بْنُ حَمَّادٍ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ ثَابِتٍ الْبُنَانِيِّ، عَنْ أَنَسِ، بْنِ مَالِكٍ قَالَ ذَهَبْتُ بِعَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي طَلْحَةَ الأَنْصَارِيِّ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم حِينَ وُلِدَ وَرَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي عَبَاءَةٍ يَهْنَأُ بَعِيرًا لَهُ فَقَالَ " هَلْ مَعَكَ تَمْرٌ " . فَقُلْتُ نَعَمْ . فَنَاوَلْتُهُ تَمَرَاتٍ فَأَلْقَاهُنَّ فِي فِيهِ فَلاَكَهُنَّ ثُمَّ فَغَرَ فَا الصَّبِيِّ فَمَجَّهُ فِي فِيهِ فَجَعَلَ الصَّبِيُّ يَتَلَمَّظُهُ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " حُبُّ الأَنْصَارِ التَّمْرَ " . وَسَمَّاهُ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ .
Anas bin Malik Narrated from:
I took 'Abdullah b. Abi Talha Ansari to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) at the time of his birth. Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) was at that time wearing a woollen cloak and besmearing the camels with tar. He said: Have you got with you the dates? I said: Yes. He took hold of the dates and put them in his mouth and softened them, then opened the mouth of the infant and put that in it and the child began to lick it. Thereupon Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: The Ansar have a liking for the dates, and he (the Holy Prophet) gave him the name of 'Abdullah.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 2144aIn-book reference : Book 38, Hadith 27USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 25, Hadith 5340
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 2144a
This tahnik hadith describes a newborn being brought to Allah's Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم at the time of birth. Anas brought Abdullah b. Abi Talha to him. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم asked if there were dates. He chewed the dates, softened them, opened the infant's mouth, and placed some inside. The child began to lick it. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم then made a light comment about the Ansar liking dates and gave the child the name Abdullah. The report is often searched as newborn tahnik hadith or hadith about naming baby Abdullah. Its main lesson is drawn from what happened in the text: the newborn was brought to the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم, dates were used for tahnik, and the child was given a good name.
What we learn from this hadith
- Newborns were brought to the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم in this report.
- Dates were chewed and placed in the infant's mouth.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم gave the child the name Abdullah.
- The report shows gentle care at the time of birth.
