The ruling on placing dates in the mouth of a newborn on the seventh day
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: What some people do of placing dates in the mouth of the newborn on the seventh day, where they chew a date for him and then put it in his mouth. He asks: Is this a prescribed matter?
Answer:
This is among the specific characteristics of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). This is among the specific characteristics of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). The newborn needs to nurse; he does not need dates. He nurses, whether from the breast or from milk in a container or in a bottle. Yes, he needs milk. He does not eat food until after two years and after weaning. At that time, he eats food and becomes independent of nursing.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: What some people do of placing dates in the mouth of the newborn on the seventh day, where they chew a date for him and then put it in his mouth. He asks: Is this a prescribed matter?
Answer:
This is among the specific characteristics of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). This is among the specific characteristics of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). The newborn needs to nurse; he does not need dates. He nurses, whether from the breast or from milk in a container or in a bottle. Yes, he needs milk. He does not eat food until after two years and after weaning. At that time, he eats food and becomes independent of nursing.
Source
المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين 25-01-1437هـ — alfawzan.live (51:31)
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