Anas reported that Umm Sulaim gave birth to a child. She said to him: Anas, see that nothing is given to this child until he is brought to Allah's Apostle ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) in the morning, so that he should chew some dates and touch his palate with it. I went to him in the morning and he was in the garden at that time having the mantle of Jauniyya over him and he was busy in cauterising (the camels) which had been brought to him (as spoils of war) in victory (over the enemy).

Anas reported that when his mother gave birth to a child they brought that child to Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) so that he might chew some dates and touch his palate with them and Allah's Apostle ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) was at that time in the fold busy in cauterising the animals Shu'bah said: So far as I know (he was cauterising) their ears.

Anas reported: We went to Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) as he was in the fold and he was cauterising the animals of the flock and I think (he was cauterising them) on their ears.

This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Shu'bah through another chain of transmitters.

Anas bin Malik (RA) reported: I saw in the hand of Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) an instrument for cauterisation and he was cauterising the caracia collected as Zakat.