Sahih Muslim
The Book of Manners and Etiquette — Hadith #5473
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حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ نُمَيْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامٌ، - يَعْنِي ابْنَ
عُرْوَةَ - عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم كَانَ يُؤْتَى بِالصِّبْيَانِ
فَيُبَرِّكُ عَلَيْهِمْ وَيُحَنِّكُهُمْ .
‘A’isha reported that the new-born infants were brought to Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ). He blessed them and rubbed their palates with dates.
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