Naming Children

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What are the names that are prohibited according to Islamic law?
How can one atone for taking extra money from one's father to buy clothes and study materials, knowing that the father used to give money for clothes but it was not enough, and the father cannot be confronted with the matter for fear of problems?
What is the ruling on preventing conception after the first child due to the hardship of raising children or poor health?
Did Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) mention "Yusuf's witness" among the four children who spoke in the cradle, and where is the companion of the story of the Ditch, and would the number then become five considering him among them?
Who has more right to the custody of children (male and female) after the mother's death: the maternal grandmother or the paternal grandmother, with evidence from the Quran, Sunnah, and sayings of the Salaf?
How is inheritance divided among 7 sons, 4 daughters, 2 wives, a full brother, and a full sister?
Does a child born of a common-law marriage inherit from his deceased father, is he considered illegitimate, and is the questioner sinful for not taking care of him?
Is it permissible to marry a woman who gave birth to a child out of wedlock (zina) and then married the fornicator, who subsequently divorced her? And can her husband raise her daughter, knowing that she is a child born out of wedlock (zina)? What is the position of his children towards her?
Is expiation incumbent upon someone who swore that she had not spoken about children, intending a cartoon character that was half boy, but she cannot recall whether she intended equivocation at the time of the oath or afterwards?
What is the ruling regarding a woman who has been irrevocably divorced remaining in the marital home after the expiry of her 'iddah, and her refusal to move to another residence prepared for her by the husband, given the husband's desire to live in his own home?
What is the ruling on a granddaughter sucking the breast of her sleeping grandmother, and does that make her a sister to her maternal uncles through fosterage, given that there was no intention or deliberate act of breastfeeding?
Can the death of a close relative, such as a father, son, or friend, be a punishment for sins?
Is it permissible to designate money or an apartment for young children to ensure their education and future, especially since the older children have already had their share of education and marriage expenses?
What is your opinion of the the book "Simplified Fiqh for the Muslim Child" by Mahmoud Al-Masri, and are there other books you would recommend?
Is the son of a deceased brother entitled to inherit from his uncle who passed away without children, leaving behind a wife and three sisters?
What are the rights of a child born out of wedlock, and is it permissible to treat them differently from children born within a legitimate marriage?
Is it permissible to name one's son "Seth," after the son of Prophet Adam, given that Muslims have a right to these names and to inform people about the children of the Prophets?
Why wasn't Surat Al-Isra named Surat Al-Isra wal-Mi'raj?
Is it permissible for the mother to change her daughter's name "An'am" without the father's knowledge and consent, due to the bad nature of the name and the father's refusal to change it?
Is it permissible for the father to have custody of his son after divorcing his negligent Canadian wife who neither cares for her son nor raises him Islamically?
هل التسمية بـ "جهاد، هاني، أمجد، أديم" مخالفة للشريعة الإسلامية أو مكروهة؟
Does a mother have the right to custody of her two children after divorce if she lives with her stepfather, who is a strange man?
How is the inheritance (money and shares) to be divided among the heirs of the deceased: the wife (one), three daughters, and four sons? What is the detailed share of the wife and the children?
How is agricultural land left by the deceased to be divided among her husband, her son, and her three daughters?

Naming Children

What are the names that are prohibited according to Islamic law?

How can one atone for taking extra money from one's father to buy clothes and study materials, knowing that the father used to give money for clothes but it was not enough, and the father cannot be confronted with the matter for fear of problems?

What is the ruling on preventing conception after the first child due to the hardship of raising children or poor health?

Did Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) mention "Yusuf's witness" among the four children who spoke in the cradle, and where is the companion of the story of the Ditch, and would the number then become five considering him among them?

Who has more right to the custody of children (male and female) after the mother's death: the maternal grandmother or the paternal grandmother, with evidence from the Quran, Sunnah, and sayings of the Salaf?

How is inheritance divided among 7 sons, 4 daughters, 2 wives, a full brother, and a full sister?

Does a child born of a common-law marriage inherit from his deceased father, is he considered illegitimate, and is the questioner sinful for not taking care of him?

Is it permissible to marry a woman who gave birth to a child out of wedlock (zina) and then married the fornicator, who subsequently divorced her? And can her husband raise her daughter, knowing that she is a child born out of wedlock (zina)? What is the position of his children towards her?

Is expiation incumbent upon someone who swore that she had not spoken about children, intending a cartoon character that was half boy, but she cannot recall whether she intended equivocation at the time of the oath or afterwards?

What is the ruling regarding a woman who has been irrevocably divorced remaining in the marital home after the expiry of her 'iddah, and her refusal to move to another residence prepared for her by the husband, given the husband's desire to live in his own home?

What is the ruling on a granddaughter sucking the breast of her sleeping grandmother, and does that make her a sister to her maternal uncles through fosterage, given that there was no intention or deliberate act of breastfeeding?

Can the death of a close relative, such as a father, son, or friend, be a punishment for sins?

Is it permissible to designate money or an apartment for young children to ensure their education and future, especially since the older children have already had their share of education and marriage expenses?

What is your opinion of the the book "Simplified Fiqh for the Muslim Child" by Mahmoud Al-Masri, and are there other books you would recommend?

Is the son of a deceased brother entitled to inherit from his uncle who passed away without children, leaving behind a wife and three sisters?

What are the rights of a child born out of wedlock, and is it permissible to treat them differently from children born within a legitimate marriage?

Is it permissible to name one's son "Seth," after the son of Prophet Adam, given that Muslims have a right to these names and to inform people about the children of the Prophets?

Why wasn't Surat Al-Isra named Surat Al-Isra wal-Mi'raj?

Is it permissible for the mother to change her daughter's name "An'am" without the father's knowledge and consent, due to the bad nature of the name and the father's refusal to change it?

Is it permissible for the father to have custody of his son after divorcing his negligent Canadian wife who neither cares for her son nor raises him Islamically?

هل التسمية بـ "جهاد، هاني، أمجد، أديم" مخالفة للشريعة الإسلامية أو مكروهة؟

Does a mother have the right to custody of her two children after divorce if she lives with her stepfather, who is a strange man?

How is the inheritance (money and shares) to be divided among the heirs of the deceased: the wife (one), three daughters, and four sons? What is the detailed share of the wife and the children?

How is agricultural land left by the deceased to be divided among her husband, her son, and her three daughters?