Volume 7, Book 66, Number 378:
Narrated Asma’ bint Abu Bakr:
I conceived ‘Abdullah bin AzZubair at Mecca and went out (of Mecca) while I was about to give
birth. I came to Medina and encamped at Quba’, and gave birth at Quba’. Then I brought the child to
Allah’s Apostle 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 Apostle. 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.
Volume 7, Book 66, Number 379p:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
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 Apostle and told him about that. The Prophet said (to him), “Did you sleep with your
wife last night?” Abu Talha said, “Yes”. The Prophet 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
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child till it was taken to the Prophet. Then Abu Talha took the child to the Prophet and Um 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.
Volume 7, Book 66, Number 379i:
Narrated Anas:
As above.