[Sometimes] A child is born but he is rather foolish and weak.

[Sometimes] A child is born but he is rather foolish and weak.” He (a.s.) said: “What has prevented you from eating Sawiq ? (8) Both you and your wife should eat it, for it causes flesh to grow, the bone to strengthen and only the strong will be born from you.”(9) Imam al-Kazim (a.s.) said: “He who eats egg, onion and [olive] oil will increase his sexual potency.

He who eats meat mixed with eggs will result in his child’s bones being strong.”(10) A l-Kafi , narrating from ‘Amr ibn Ibrahim from al-Khurasani(11) who said: “Eating a sweet pomegranate increases a man’s semen and makes the child beautiful.”(12) The Role of a Pregnant Woman’s Food on the Foetus The Prophet (s.a.w.) said: “Feed dates to a woman who is in her month of delivery, for her child will become patient and clean.”(13) The Prophet (s.a.w.) said: “Feed frankincense to your pregnant women, for when a child is fed with frankincense while in its mother’s womb, its heart will be strengthened and its intellect will increase.

If it is a male, he will become brave, and if it is female, her posteriors will grow large and it will be liked by her husband.”(14) Imam al-Ridha (a.s.) said: “Give wet frankincense to your pregnant women, for if she caries a male in her womb, he will be born with a strong heart, be knowledgeable and brave; and if it is a female, she will beautiful, have good morals, her posteriors will be large and her husband will be pleased with her.”(15) The Prophet (s.a.w.) said: “Give frankincense to your pregnant women, for it will increase in the child’s intellect.”(16) The Prophet (s.a.w.) said: “There is no pregnant woman who eats melon with cheese without her child not being born with a beautiful face and good morals.”(17) The Prophet (s.a.w.) said: “Give quince to your pregnant women, for it will make your children have good morals.”(18) The Prophet (s.a.w.) said: “The smell of prophets is the scent of quince, the smell of Houris is the pleasant scent of the ‘As tree, the smell of angels is the scent of a rose, and the smell of my daughter Fatimah al-Zahra (a.s.) is the scent of quince, the ‘As tree and a rose.