43/63. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 2832 — Newborn Naming
What Has Been Related About Hastening the Name of the Newborn
Hadith About Naming the Child on the Seventh Day
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 2832
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 2832
حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ سَعْدِ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ سَعْدِ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ عَوْفٍ، حَدَّثَنِي عَمِّي، يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ سَعْدٍ حَدَّثَنَا شَرِيكٌ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ شُعَيْبٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ جَدِّهِ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَمَرَ بِتَسْمِيَةِ الْمَوْلُودِ يَوْمَ سَابِعِهِ وَوَضْعِ الأَذَى عَنْهُ وَالْعَقِّ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ غَرِيبٌ .
'Amr bin Shu'aib Narrated from:
Narrated 'Amr bin Shu'aib: From His Father, From His Grandfather That The Prophet (ﷺ) Ordered Naming The Child On The Seventh Day, Removing The Harm From Him, And Al-'Aqq (Removing The Hair And Slaughtering The Animal For 'Aqiqah).
[1] Removing the hair and slaughtering the animal for the Aqiqah .Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2832In-book reference : Book 43, Hadith 106English translation : Vol. 5, Book 41, Hadith 2832
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 2832
This hadith about naming a child on the seventh day mentions three actions for a newborn. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم ordered naming the child on the seventh day, removing harm from him, and al-'aqq, explained in the translation as removing the hair and slaughtering the animal for aqiqah. The text gives a clear newborn practice without adding extra details. It does not mention the child's gender, the number of animals, or other naming rules in this narration. The safest explanation is that the seventh day is connected here with naming, care, and aqiqah. For people searching for aqiqah hadith or Islamic baby naming hadith, this report gives a direct and simple wording.
What we learn from this hadith
- The child is to be named on the seventh day according to this narration.
- The hadith mentions removing harm from the newborn.
- The narration connects aqiqah with the seventh day.
- Extra details not mentioned in this text should not be added as if they are part of it.
