Chapter on Aqiqah, Tahnik, Naming, Kunyah, Shaving the Newborn's Head, Piercing the Ears, and Circumcision

Abu Talib عليه السلام, may Allah سبحانه وتعالى have mercy on him, performed the Aqiqah for the Messenger of Allah سبحانه وتعالى (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) on the seventh day after his birth. He invited the family of Abu Talib, and when they asked: "What is this?" Abu Talib عليه السلام replied: "This is the Aqiqah of Ahmad صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم." They asked: "Why did you name him Ahmad صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم?" Abu Talib عليه السلام said: "I named him Ahmad صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم because of the praise (maḥmadah) He صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم receives from the inhabitants of the heavens and the earth."