How to perform tahnik

Question

What is called tahnik, what is its method, and is it a sunna or mustahabb?

Answer

Tahnik is mustahabb. Its method is that something sweet, such as a fresh date or honey, is applied to the child’s palate or tongue; or one may first take a date into one’s own mouth, soften it and apply it with saliva to the child’s tongue and palate — so that there is sweetness on the child’s tongue and not bitterness, that is, so that very gentle and sweet words come from…

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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