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Sahih Muslim 2144a (Book 38, Hadith 27) #12705
Naming a Newborn with Love

SUMMARY: The Prophet Muhammad gave a newborn baby the name Abdullah and fed him dates as a sign of love and kindness.

Anas b. Malik reported: I took 'Abdullah b. Abi Talha Ansari to Allah's Messenger at the time of his birth. Allah's Messenger 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 said: The Ansar have a liking for the dates, and he (the Holy Prophet) gave him the name of 'Abdullah.
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 حِينَ وُلِدَ وَرَسُولُ اللَّهِ 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 ‏"‏ حُبُّ الأَنْصَارِ التَّمْرَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ وَسَمَّاهُ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ

TOPICS
naming  *  newborn  *  dates  *  kindness  *  ism  *  mawlood  *  tamar  *  hilm

QUICK LESSONS:
Showing love & kindness towards children from an early age

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the Prophet Muhammad's kind gesture towards a newborn baby, Abdullah, who was born to one of his companions. The Prophet took hold of some dates and put them in his mouth to soften them before feeding it to the infant. He then opened the infant's mouth and put that in it, showing great love and kindness towards him. This hadith teaches us that we should show love and kindness towards children from an early age, as this will help them grow into good people who are kind to others around them. It also shows us how important it is for parents to give their children meaningful names which reflect their values or beliefs.

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