Upon Child Birth

Authentic Supplications of the Prophet

Upon Child Birth (242)

And `Aa'ishata

said: "The Messenger of Allah used to bring the little boys, and then he would ask Allah for blessing for them, and yuhannikukum ⁽²⁵²⁾".

Footnotes

⁽²⁵²⁾ Yuhannikukum means that he would make tahneek for them which is the rubbing of the lower jay with softened date.

Reporters

Reported by Abu Dawood. Al-Albãni said that it was sound according to the conditions of Al-Bukhãri, and Muslim, and that it was also reported by Muslim. Al-Albãni included this hadeeth in The Authentic of Good Sayings as #169.

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