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Seeking Blessing for a Newborn
Difficulty:Easy
5 minutes
sahih
The Sunnah
Abu Musa said: "A son was born to me, and I took him to the Prophet ﷺ. He named him Ibrahim, performed tahnik with a date, and supplicated for blessings for him, then handed him back to me."
Source: Sahih al-Bukhari 5467
The Science
Welcoming a newborn with a good name and heartfelt prayers begins the child's life surrounded by love and the blessing of dua.
How to Practice
1
Choose a good name for your newborn
2
Soften a date and gently touch it to the baby's palate (tahnik)
3
Make sincere dua for the child's righteousness
4
Ask a pious relative to make dua for the baby too
Muslims revived this Sunnah
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