Have you some dates? I said : Yes. I then gave him some dates which he put in his mouth, chewed them, opened his mouth and them in it. The baby began to lick them. The prophet (May peace be upon him) said: ANSAR’s favourite (fruit) is dates. And he gave him the name of ‘Abd al-Rahman.
ذَهَبْتُ بِعَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي طَلْحَةَ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ حِينَ وُلِدَ وَالنَّبِيُّ ﷺ فِي عَبَاءَةٍ يَهْنَأُ بَعِيرًا لَهُ قَالَ هَلْ مَعَكَ تَمْرٌ قُلْتُ نَعَمْ قَالَ فَنَاوَلْتُهُ تَمَرَاتٍ فَأَلْقَاهُنَّ فِي فِيهِ فَلاَكَهُنَّ ثُمَّ فَغَرَ فَاهُ فَأَوْجَرَهُنَّ إِيَّاهُ فَجَعَلَ الصَّبِيُّ يَتَلَمَّظُ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ حِبُّ الأَنْصَارِ التَّمْرُ وَسَمَّاهُ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ