وَ عَقَّ أَبُو طَالِبٍ رَحِمَهُ اَللَّهُ عَنْ رَسُولِ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ يَوْمَ اَلسَّابِعِ فَدَعَا آلَ أَبِي طَالِبٍ فَقَالُوا مَا هَذِهِ فَقَالَ "عَقِيقَةُ أَحْمَدَ " قَالُوا لِأَيِّ شَيْءٍ سَمَّيْتَهُ أَحْمَدَ قَالَ "سَمَّيْتُهُ أَحْمَدَ لِمَحْمَدَةِ أَهْلِ اَلسَّمَاءِ وَ اَلْأَرْضِ لَهُ".
Abu Talib (a.s), may Allah (swt) have mercy on him, performed the Aqiqah for the Messenger of Allah (swt) (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 (a.s) replied: "This is the Aqiqah of Ahmad (saws)." They asked: "Why did you name him Ahmad (saws)?" Abu Talib (a.s) said: "I named him Ahmad (saws) because of the praise (maḥmadah) He (saws) receives from the inhabitants of the heavens and the earth."