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The Hadith: Shahi Bukhari
Book 66. Sacrifice On Occasion Of Birth (`Aqiqa).


Volumn 007, Book 066, Hadith Number 376.
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Narated By Abu Musa : A son was born to me and I took him to the Prophet 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.)


Volumn 007, Book 066, Hadith Number 377.
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Narated By 'Aisha : A boy was brought to the Prophet to do Tahnik for him, but the boy urinated on him,
whereupon the Prophet had water poured on the place of urine.


Volumn 007, Book 066, Hadith Number 378.
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Narated By 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.


Volumn 007, Book 066, Hadith Number 379A.
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Narated By 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 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.


Volumn 007, Book 066, Hadith Number 379B.
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Narated By Anas : As above.


Volumn 007, Book 066, Hadith Number 380.
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Narated By Salman bin 'Amir Ad-Dabbi : I heard Allah's Apostle saying, "'Aqiqa 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-Tirmidi that the Prophet was
asked about Aqiqa and he ordered 2 sheep for a boy and one sheep for a girl and that is his tradition "SUNNA".)


Volumn 007, Book 066, Hadith Number 381.
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Narated By Habib bin Ash-Shahid : Ibn Sirin told me to ask Al-Hassan from whom he had heard the narration of
'Aqiqa. I asked him and he said, "From Samura bin Jundab."


Volumn 007, Book 066, Hadith Number 382.
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Narated By Abu Huraira : The Prophet 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.


Volumn 007, Book 066, Hadith Number 383.
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Narated By Abu Huraira : The Prophet 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.


Total Hadiths : 9.