The practice of placing dates in the mouths of children among scholars and the righteous
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, many questions are asked: Is the practice of placing dates in the mouth (tahnik) specific to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), or is it general, such that children are taken to scholars and the righteous to have them perform it?
Answer:
This has not been reported. They did not practice this with anyone other than the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). They did not take them to Abu Bakr al-Siddiq, nor to 'Umar, nor to 'Uthman, nor to 'Ali, nor to the Rightly Guided Caliphs. This is specific to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, many questions are asked: Is the practice of placing dates in the mouth (tahnik) specific to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), or is it general, such that children are taken to scholars and the righteous to have them perform it?
Answer:
This has not been reported. They did not practice this with anyone other than the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). They did not take them to Abu Bakr al-Siddiq, nor to 'Umar, nor to 'Uthman, nor to 'Ali, nor to the Rightly Guided Caliphs. This is specific to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).
Source
المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين [5] — alfawzan.live (52:30)
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