The Wisdom of the Prophet's (peace and blessings be upon him) Teething of Children and His Practice
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Question:
What is the wisdom, Your Eminence the Shaykh Abdul Aziz, in the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) performing tahnik for children? Do we do it ourselves?
Answer:
Tahnik is absolutely recommended, but they bring children to him because of the blessing in what Allah placed in his hand and the blessing in his saliva. When Abdullah ibn Abi Talhah was brought to him, he asked: Do you have any dates? They said: Yes. So he took a date, chewed it, and put it in the child's mouth, then he performed tahnik, meaning he raised the soft palate of the child with his finger. People know tahnik; he tahnicked the small child with his finger. Yes.
What is the wisdom, Your Eminence the Shaykh Abdul Aziz, in the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) performing tahnik for children? Do we do it ourselves?
Answer:
Tahnik is absolutely recommended, but they bring children to him because of the blessing in what Allah placed in his hand and the blessing in his saliva. When Abdullah ibn Abi Talhah was brought to him, he asked: Do you have any dates? They said: Yes. So he took a date, chewed it, and put it in the child's mouth, then he performed tahnik, meaning he raised the soft palate of the child with his finger. People know tahnik; he tahnicked the small child with his finger. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم [ برنامج إذاعي ]، بداية من باب نضح بول الغلام إذا لم يطعم — islamhouse.com (5:24)
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