Book Sixty Six – The Book Sacrifice on Occasion of a Birth (Aqiqah)

Hadith Number 376.

Narrated by Abu Musa (Radhi Allahu Anhu): A son was born to me and I took him to the Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) who named him Ibrahim, did Tahnik (*) for him with a date, invoked Allah to bless him and returned him to me. (The narrator added: That was Abu Musa's eldest son.)

* Tahnik



Hadith Number 377.

Narrated by 'Aishah (Radhi Allahu Anha): A boy was brought to the Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) to do Tahnik for him, but the boy urinated on him, whereupon the Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) had water poured on the place of urine.


Hadith Number 378.

Narrated by Asma' bint Abu Bakr (Radhi Allahu Anha): I conceived 'Abdullah bin Az-Zubair at Makkah and went out (of Makkah) while I was about to give birth. I came to Al-Madinah and encamped at Quba', and gave birth at Quba'. Then I brought the child to Allah's Messenger (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) and placed it (on his lap). He asked for a date, chewed it, and put his saliva in the mouth of the child. So the first thing to enter its stomach was the saliva of Allah's Messenger (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam). Then he did its Tahnik with a date, and invoked Allah to bless him. It was the first child born in the Islamic era, therefore they (Muslims) were very happy with its birth, for it had been said to them that the Jews had bewitched them, and so they would not produce any offspring.


Hadith Number 379A.

Narrated by Anas bin Malik (Radhi Allahu Anhu): Abu Talha had a child who was sick. Once, while Abu Talha was out, the child died. When Abu Talha returned home, he asked, "How does my son fare?" Um Salaim (his wife) replied, "He is quieter than he has ever been." Then she brought supper for him and he took his supper and slept with her. When he had finished, she said (to him), "Bury the child (as he's dead)." Next morning Abu Talha came to Allah's Messenger (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) and told him about that. The Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) said (to him), "Did you sleep with your wife last night?" Abu Talha said, "Yes". The Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) said, "O Allah! Bestow your blessing on them as regards that night of theirs." Um Sulaim gave birth to a boy. Abu Talha told me to take care of the child till it was taken to the Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam). Then Abu Talha took the child to the Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) and Um Sulaim sent some dates along with the child. The Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) took the child (on his lap) and asked if there was something with him. The people replied, "Yes, a few dates." The Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) took a date, chewed it, took some of it out of his mouth, put it into the child's mouth and did Tahnik for him with that, and named him 'Abdullah.

Hadith Number 379B.

Narrated by Anas (Radhi Allahu Anhu): As above.


Hadith Number 380.

Narrated by Salman bin 'Amir Ad-Dabbi (Radhi Allahu Anhu): I heard Allah's Messenger (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) saying, "'Aqiqah is to be offered for a (newly born) boy, so slaughter (an animal) for him, and relieve him of his suffering." (Note: It has been quoted in Fateh-Al-Bari that the majority of the Religious Scholars agrees to the Hadith narrated in Sahih At-Tirmidhi that the Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) was asked about Aqiqah and he ordered 2 sheep for a boy and one sheep for a girl and that is his tradition "Sunnah".)


Hadith Number 381.

Narrated by Habib bin Ash-Shahid : Ibn Sirin told me to ask Al-Hassan from whom he had heard the narration of 'Aqiqah. I asked him and he said, "From Samura bin Jundab (Radhi Allahu Anhu)"


Hadith Number 382.

Narrated by Abu Hurairah (Radhi Allahu Anhu): The Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) said, "Neither Fara' nor 'Atira (is permissible):" Al-Fara' nor 'Atira (is permissible):" Al-Fara' was the first offspring (of camels or sheep) which the pagans used to offer (as a sacrifice) to their idols. And Al-'Atira was (a sheep which was to be slaughtered) during the month of Rajab.


Hadith Number 383.

Narrated by Abu Hurairah (Radhi Allahu Anhu): The Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) said, "Neither Fara' nor 'Atira) is permissible)." Al-Fara' was the first offspring (they got of camels or sheep) which they (pagans) used to offer (as a sacrifice) to their idols. 'Atira was (a sheep which used to be slaughtered) during the month of Rajab.