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Sahih al-Bukhari 5824 (Book 77, Hadith 41) #5585
The Significance of Tahnik Ceremony

SUMMARY: Um Sulaim asked Anas to take her newborn child to the Prophet for a religious ceremony called Tahnik.

Narrated Anas: When Um Sulaim gave birth to a child. she said to me, "O Anas! Watch this boy carefully and do not give him anything to eat or drink until you have taken him to the Prophet tomorrow morning for the Tahnik". So the next morning I took the child to the Prophet who was sitting in a garden and was wearing a Huraithiya Khamisa and was branding the she-camel on which he had come during the Conquest of Mecca.
حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي ابْنُ أَبِي عَدِيٍّ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَوْنٍ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدٍ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ لَمَّا وَلَدَتْ أُمُّ سُلَيْمٍ قَالَتْ لِي يَا أَنَسُ انْظُرْ هَذَا الْغُلاَمَ فَلاَ يُصِيبَنَّ شَيْئًا حَتَّى تَغْدُوَ بِهِ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ يُحَنِّكُهُ‏.‏ فَغَدَوْتُ بِهِ، فَإِذَا هُوَ فِي حَائِطٍ وَعَلَيْهِ خَمِيصَةٌ حُرَيْثِيَّةٌ، وَهْوَ يَسِمُ الظَّهْرَ الَّذِي قَدِمَ عَلَيْهِ فِي الْفَتْحِ‏.‏

TOPICS
ceremony  *  newborn  *  tahnik

QUICK LESSONS:
Follow Islamic traditions and teachings; Respect your elders; Fulfill wishes even if they are small requests; Perform tahnik on newborns

EXPLANATIONS:
The hadith narrated by Anas ibn Malik tells us about the importance of a religious ceremony called 'Tahnik'. It is a sunnah or tradition of Prophet Muhammad that is performed on newborn babies. According to this hadith, when Um Sulaim gave birth to her child she asked Anas to take him for the tahnik ceremony. On the next morning, Anas took the baby to Prophet Muhammad who was sitting in a garden and wearing a Huraithiya Khamisa and branding his she-camel which he used during his conquest of Mecca. This hadith teaches us that it is important for Muslims to follow the traditions and teachings of Prophet Muhammad as they are essential part of our faith. It also shows us how much respect we should have towards our elders and how important it is for us to fulfill their wishes even if they are small requests like taking care of their children or performing religious ceremonies on them.

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