rubbing an infant’s mouth (التَّحْنِيكُ)
الفقه التربية والسلوك أصول الفقه
التعريف :
To chew a date slightly and to rub the gums of a new born with it so that it tastes its sweetness.
المعنى الاصطلاحي :
Rubbing a chewed date or the like on a baby's palate so that its sweetness runs down their throat.
الشرح المختصر :
"Tahneek" is to chew a date or a similar sweet food until it becomes soft and then rub it in a baby's mouth so that its sweetness runs down into his stomach. It is rubbed on the "hanak", which consists of two spots: the palate, and the lower part of the mouth.
التعريف اللغوي المختصر :
"Tahneek": Derived from "hanaka", which means to chew a date and then rub part of it on a baby's palate. "Hanak": the palate and the lower part of the mouth.