The Holy Prophet (sa) Feeds Dates to his Son

Hazrat Anas bin Malik (ra) narrates, “When Abdullah bin Abi Talha (ra) Ansari was born (this was the son of Abu Talha (ra) and stepbrother of Hazrat Anas (ra) from his mother’s side) I took him to the Holy Prophet (sa), when, at the time, he was wearing his cloak and was smearing coal tar on his camel. He asked me if I had any dates with me, to which I replied in the affirmative. I gave him a few dates which he placed in his mouth and chewed it well. He then opened the child’s mouth and placed them inside for the baby to suckle on. The baby began to suck on it and the Holy Prophet (sa) then stated, ‘Love for the dates of the Ansar’ i.e. the child also liked them and then the Holy Prophet (sa) named him Abdullah.”

(Sahih Muslim, Kitabul Adab, Bab al-Istihbaab Tuhannik al-Maulud…, Hadith 2144)