Al-Adab Al-Mufrad #1259
Circumcision
The Arabic includes the chain of narration (sanad) and the collector's commentary; the English translation shows the Prophet's words only.
حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ دُكَيْنٍ، سَمِعَ كَثِيرَ بْنَ عُبَيْدٍ قَالَ: كَانَتْ عَائِشَةُ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا إِذَا وُلِدَ فِيهِمْ مَوْلُودٌ، يَعْنِي: فِي أَهْلِهَا، لاَ تَسْأَلُ: غُلاَمًا وَلاَ جَارِيَةً، تَقُولُ: خُلِقَ سَوِيًّا؟ فَإِذَا قِيلَ: نَعَمْ، قَالَتِ: الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ.
Kathir ibn 'Ubayd said, "When someone in the family of 'A'isha
had a child, she did not ask, 'boy or girl?' She asked, 'Was he created
well-formed?' If the answer was 'Yes,' she said, 'Praise be to Allah, the
Lord of the Worlds.'"
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This hadith is #1259 from Al-Adab Al-Mufrad, in the Book of Circumcision.