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Sahih Muslim 286a (Book 2, Hadith 128) #7832
Blessing Babies

SUMMARY: The Prophet Muhammad blessed babies and rubbed their soft palates with something sweet. He also sprinkled water over a baby's garment but did not wash it.

A'isha, the wife of the Apostle said: Babies were brought to the Messenger of Allah and he blessed them, and after having chewed (something, e. g. dates or any other sweet thing) he rubbed there with their soft palates. A baby was brought to him and he passed water over him (over his garment), so he asked water to be brought and sprinkled it, but he did not wash it.
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، وَأَبُو كُرَيْبٍ قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ نُمَيْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامٌ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، زَوْجِ النَّبِيِّ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ كَانَ يُؤْتَى بِالصِّبْيَانِ فَيُبَرِّكُ عَلَيْهِمْ وَيُحَنِّكُهُمْ فَأُتِيَ بِصَبِيٍّ فَبَالَ عَلَيْهِ فَدَعَا بِمَاءٍ فَأَتْبَعَهُ بَوْلَهُ وَلَمْ يَغْسِلْهُ

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blessing  *  baby  *  sprinkle  *  rub

QUICK LESSONS:
Be kind and gentle when interacting with babies; show love and affection for children; bless babies when they are brought before you .

EXPLANATIONS:
The hadith narrated by A'isha tells us that the Prophet Muhammad blessed babies when they were brought to him. He would rub their soft palates with something sweet like dates or any other type of candy. Additionally, he would sprinkle water over a baby's garment but not wash it. This hadith teaches us that we should be kind and gentle when interacting with babies and young children as well as show them love and affection. It also shows us that we should be mindful of our actions around them so as to not cause any harm or discomfort to them in any way.

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