Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah

Hazrat Saeed bin Al-Musayyib (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that when a child would start crying, Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) would fix his stipend.

Hazrat Antarah (may Allah have mercy on him) says that I was present with Hazrat Uthman. He (may Allah be pleased with him) used to delay in giving people's grants. If it was said to him: "Such-and-such woman gave birth to a child at night," he (may Allah be pleased with him) would say: "Wait a little, whether she has given birth to a boy or a girl, this will soon become known and the news will become well-known."

Hazrat Muhammad bin Zaid (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that his father, Hazrat Zaid (may Allah be pleased with him), said: When a child was born to someone, Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) would increase his grant by one hundred dirhams.

Hazrat Abu Al-Jahaf Dawood bin Abi Awf (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that a man from the tribe of Khath'am stated: A child was born in my house at night. When morning came, I went to Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), and he (may Allah be pleased with him) increased it by one hundred dirhams for him.

Hazrat Bishr bin Ghalib (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates: Hazrat Ibn Zubair (may Allah be pleased with him) asked Hazrat Hasan bin Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) about a child. He (may Allah be pleased with him) replied: When the child starts crying or making noise, his monthly allowance becomes obligatory.

Hazrat Fitr (may Allah have mercy on him) says that I was sitting with Hazrat Zaid bin Ali (may Allah be pleased with him). I asked: How does that man, Umar bin Abdul Aziz, treat you? Just then, one of his young sons passed by. He (Zaid bin Ali) said: May Allah reward him with goodness. Indeed, he increased my grant by two thousand for his sake.

Hazrat Ismail bin Shoaib Saman (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that Hazrat Umm Al-Ala said: My father took me to Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), so he (may Allah be pleased with him) allotted a share for me in the gift, even though I was a small girl. And he (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The child who eats food and chews pieces of bread is more deserving of this gift than the newborn who suckles at the breast.

35102 - He said: And Ali said: The child who has eaten food and bitten on a piece of bread is not more entitled to this grant than the newborn who is suckling at the breast.