Volume 7- Book 71, Sacrifice on Occasion of Birth (`Aqiqa)
Chapter: The naming of a newly born child, Al-‘Aqiqa and its Tahnik
Sahih al-Bukhari 5467
Narrated Abu Musa: A son was born to me and I took him to the Prophet (peace be upon him) who named him Ibrahim, did Tahnik for him with a date, invoked Allah to bless him, and returned him to me. That was Abu Musa’s eldest son.
Sahih al-Bukhari 5468
Narrated Aisha: A boy was brought to the Prophet (peace be upon him) to do Tahnik for him, but the boy urinated on him, whereupon the Prophet had water poured on the place of urine.
Sahih al-Bukhari 5469
Narrated Asma bint Abu Bakr:
I conceived Abdullah bin Az-Zubair at Mecca and went out while I was about to give birth. I came to Medina and encamped at Quba, and gave birth there. Then I brought the child to Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) and placed him 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 (peace be upon him). Then he did its Tahnik with a date and invoked Allah to bless him. It was the first child born in the Islamic era, and the 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.
Sahih al-Bukhari 5470
Narrated Anas bin Malik: Abu Talha had a child who was sick. While Abu Talha was out, the child died. When Abu Talha returned home, he asked, “How does my son fare?” Umm Sulaim 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, “Bury the child, for he has died.” The next morning Abu Talha came to Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) and told him what had happened. The Prophet said, “Did you sleep with your wife last night?” Abu Talha said, “Yes.” The Prophet said, “O Allah, bestow Your blessing on them regarding that night of theirs.” Umm Sulaim gave birth to a boy. Abu Talha told me to take care of the child until it was taken to the Prophet. Then Abu Talha took the child to the Prophet (peace be upon him), and Umm Sulaim sent some dates along with the child. The Prophet took the child on his lap and asked if there was something with him. The people replied, “Yes, a few dates.” The Prophet 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.
Sahih al-Bukhari 5470b
Narrated Anas:
As above.
Chapter: ‘Aqiqa is to remove what harms the child
Sahih al-Bukhari 5471
Narrated Salman bin Amr Ad-Dabbi:
The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, “‘Aqiqa is to be offered for a newly born boy.”
Sahih al-Bukhari 5472
Narrated Salman bin Amr Ad-Dabbi:
I heard Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) saying, “‘Aqiqa is to be offered for a newly born boy, so slaughter an animal for him, and relieve him of his suffering.”
Narrated Habib bin Ash-Shahid:
Ibn Sirin told me to ask Al-Hasan from whom he had heard the narration of ‘Aqiqa. I asked him, and he said, “From Samura bin Jundab.”
Chapter: Al-Fara’
Sahih al-Bukhari 5473
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, “Neither 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.
Chapter: Al-‘Atira
Sahih al-Bukhari 5474
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, “Neither Fara’ nor ‘Atira is permissible.” Al-Fara’ was the first offspring they got of camels or sheep which the pagans used to offer as a sacrifice to their idols, and Al-‘Atira was a sheep which used to be slaughtered during the month of Rajab