مشكوة المصابيح
Mishkat al-Masabih
كتاب الصيد والذبائح
The Book of Hunting and Slaughtering
(إِعْطَاءُ الْمَوْلُودِ غُطِّيَةً)
(Giving the newborn a date to suck)
Hadith 4150
وَعَنْ عَائِشَةَ: أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ يُؤْتَى بِالصِّبْيَانِ فَيُبَرِّكُ عَلَيْهِمْ وَيُحَنِّكُهُمْ. رَوَاهُ مُسلم
‘A’isha told that boys used to be brought to God’s messenger, and he would invoke blessings on them and soften some dates and rub their palates with them. Muslim transmitted it.
