Tahnik (Date Rubbing)

**Sunnah:** - Perform tahnik on the newborn with a date (for both male and female) **What is Tahnik:** - Chewing a date and rubbing it on the newborn's palate until some of it reaches the stomach **Evidence:** - **Hadith of Abu Musa رضي الله عنه:** "A son was born to me, so I brought him to the Prophet ﷺ. He named him Ibrahim and performed tahnik on him with a date" [Bukhari & Muslim] - **Hadith of Aisha رضي الله عنها:** "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ would have children brought to him and he would perform tahnik on them" [Muslim]