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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] 80. 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] 81.

The Prophet (s.a.w.) said: “Give frankincense to your pregnant women, for it will increase in the child’s intellect.”[^16] 82. 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] 83. The Prophet (s.a.w.) said: “Give quince to your pregnant women, for it will make your children have good morals.”[^18] 84.

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. Allah did not send a prophet or a successor that did not have the smell of quince, so eat it and feed it to your pregnant women, for it makes your children beautiful.”[^19] 85.

Makarim al-Akhlaq , narrating from the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.) who said: “Eat quince and give it to each other as a gift, for it brightens the eyesight and grows friendship in the heart, and feed it to your pregnant women, for it makes your children beautiful.” In another tradition: “It [quince] will make your children have good morals.”[^20] 86. Imam al-Sadiq (a.s.) said, while looking at a handsome boy: “The father of this boy must have eaten quince.”[^21] 87.

Imam al-Sadiq (a.s.) said: “Eat endive, for it increases a man’s semen and makes a child handsome. Its nature is hot, it is a laxative and it increases the masculinity of a child.”[^22] 88.

al-Kafi , narrating from Sharhabil ibn Muslim who said: “He (a.s.) said concerning a pregnant woman: “She should eat quince, for it will give a nicer scent to her child and a better colour.”[^23] دَوْرُ غِذاءِ الحامِلِ فِي الجَنينِ‏ رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله: أطعِمُوا المَرأةَ فِي شَهرِها الَّذي تَلِدُ فيهِ التَّمرَ؛ فَإنَّ وَلَدَها يَكونُ حَليماً نَقِيّاً.