123. al-Kāfi, narrating from ‘Ali ibn al-Hakam, from one of the Shi‘ah who said: “For the birth of one of his children, Abu al-Hasan Musā [al-Kāzim] (a.s.) had a feast, and he fed fāluzaj1 in large bowls to the people of Medina in mosques and lanes for three days.”2
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Washing the Newborn
124. Imām al-Sādiq (a.s.) said: “Washing the newborn baby is obligatory.”3
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Reciting Adhān and Iqāmah in the Newborn’s Ears
125. The Prophet (s.a.w.) said: “Whoever is granted a newborn and recites the Adhān in his right ear and the Iqāmah in his left ear, Um al-Sibyān4 will not harm it.”5
126. The Prophet (s.a.w.) said: “If someone has a newborn child, he must recite the Adhān in his right ear and the Iqāmah in his
left ear, for this will bring security from the cursed Satan.”6
1.. A kind of sweet made from flour, water and honey.
2.. al-Kāfi, vol. ۶, p. ۲۸۱, h. ۱. Bihār al-Anwār, vol. ۴۸, p. ۱۱۰, h. ۱۲.
3.. al-Kāfi, vol. ۳, p. ۴۰, h. ۲. Tahdhib al-Ahkām, vol. ۱, p. ۱۰۴, h. ۲۷۰. Kitāb Man lā Yahdarhu al-Faqih, vol. ۱, p. ۷۸, h. ۱۷۶. All narrating from Samā‘ah.
4.. It is said that Um al-Sibyān is a kind of sickness in which the person is afflicted with a state that is called ‘wind seized’ and sometimes it causes the person to become unconscious. It has also been said that Um al-Sibyān is a jinn that hurts children. In Persian, Um al-Sibyān refers to the mother of a jinn (div) and being possessed by a jinn. Refer to: Dāneshnāmeh Pezeshki, vol. ۱, p. ۶۷۷
5.. Musnad Abu Ya‘lā, vol. ۶, p. ۱۸۱, h. ۶۷۴۷. al-Firdaws, vol. ۳, p. ۶۳۲, h. ۵۹۸۲. Both narrating from Imām al-Husain (a.s.). Kanz al-‘Ummāl, vol. ۱۶, p. ۴۵۷, h. ۴۵۴۱۴.
6.. al-Kāfi, vol. ۶, p. ۲۴, h. ۶, narrating from al-Sakuni from Imām al-Sādiq (a.s.).
