Naming Children

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Why is it permissible to be named after some prophets, such as Zechariah, Job, and David, but forbidden to be named after other prophets, such as Daniel, Jonah, and Samuel, even though they are all prophets of the Children of Israel?
What is the ruling of Sharia on the marriage of a man to his brother’s wife, when his brother went missing and was presumed dead, then the first brother returned to find his wife married to his (other) brother and having had children with him?
Is it permissible to pay the zakat on my salary to my mother, who is divorced from my father and married to a man whose salary is low and insufficient for her and her children until the end of the month?
Who has more right to name a newborn: the parents or the grandmother? And is a husband considered disobedient to his mother if he does not obey her in naming his son a name he does not approve of?
What is the share of each heir from the inheritance?
Is it permissible to name a daughter after her deceased sister, and is it true that naming two siblings with the same name will result in them being nameless on the Day of Resurrection?
Is the relinquishment of a house considered a complete and seized gift for me and my children, or can the husband claim it was a settlement to annul its relinquishment?
How much is the share of each heir from the deceased's estate if the heirs are as follows: one wife and two full paternal uncles?
To what extent is it natural for a three-year-old child to exhibit excessive attachment, kissing, and hugging towards a young woman who is not his mother, and what are the Sharia-compliant guidelines for such interaction?
How is the inheritance distributed among a son, a father, a full brother, four daughters, and a full sister?
Does a state of mahramiyyah become established between the questioner and all of her paternal aunt's children—males and females—given that her paternal aunt breastfed the questioner's sister, and that the questioner's mother denies the breastfeeding extended to the elder children?
Is it permissible to abort a fetus that has not yet formed in the womb and is one and a half weeks old, especially since its mother is breastfeeding two children?
What is the ruling on having multiple children in Islam, and does the large number of children the Companions had justify having many offspring, and is there a reward for one who is blessed with such children?
Will the two children become milk siblings, and will the girl become a sister to the questioner, if the questioner's maternal aunt breastfed her younger brother, and the questioner's mother breastfed the aunt's daughter?
Does the older brother of the female cousin's son become a brother to the questioner and her sisters, even though they were not nursed by the aunt, given that their younger brother and the female cousin's younger son were nursed by the aunt?
Is it permissible to name a girl "Alita," which means a type of white rose?
Is a wife, who filed a lawsuit in court requesting to see her children once a week, entitled to do so after she abandoned them a year ago and previously did what she did to them?
Is the punishment for killing children after kidnapping and sexually assaulting them or removing their organs the حد الحرابة (Hirabah punishment)?
Is the questioner responsible for his children born of adultery, given his desire to return to his country and marry, and is he obliged to inform his future wife about his past?
Is it permissible for parents to say to their child, "Do not do such-and-such, and if you do, I will not forgive you, and we will settle the matter on the Day of Resurrection," concerning an act that is not forbidden by Sharia, and what is the child's recompense if he does it?
Is it obligatory for a father to be just between his children in gifts and presents, such as phones and jewelry, or is he not required to do so?
Is it permissible for a divorced wife to take custody of the children after relinquishing her right to their father?
Is it permissible for a couple to agree to divorce in exchange for the wife’s commitment to financially support the children and provide housing for them, while legal guardianship remains with the father, and is this agreement considered valid শরীয়াহ-wise and legally?
What is the share of each heir from the inheritance if a man dies and leaves behind three sons, two daughters, and a wife?

Naming Children

Why is it permissible to be named after some prophets, such as Zechariah, Job, and David, but forbidden to be named after other prophets, such as Daniel, Jonah, and Samuel, even though they are all prophets of the Children of Israel?

What is the ruling of Sharia on the marriage of a man to his brother’s wife, when his brother went missing and was presumed dead, then the first brother returned to find his wife married to his (other) brother and having had children with him?

Is it permissible to pay the zakat on my salary to my mother, who is divorced from my father and married to a man whose salary is low and insufficient for her and her children until the end of the month?

Who has more right to name a newborn: the parents or the grandmother? And is a husband considered disobedient to his mother if he does not obey her in naming his son a name he does not approve of?

What is the share of each heir from the inheritance?

Is it permissible to name a daughter after her deceased sister, and is it true that naming two siblings with the same name will result in them being nameless on the Day of Resurrection?

Is the relinquishment of a house considered a complete and seized gift for me and my children, or can the husband claim it was a settlement to annul its relinquishment?

How much is the share of each heir from the deceased's estate if the heirs are as follows: one wife and two full paternal uncles?

To what extent is it natural for a three-year-old child to exhibit excessive attachment, kissing, and hugging towards a young woman who is not his mother, and what are the Sharia-compliant guidelines for such interaction?

How is the inheritance distributed among a son, a father, a full brother, four daughters, and a full sister?

Does a state of mahramiyyah become established between the questioner and all of her paternal aunt's children—males and females—given that her paternal aunt breastfed the questioner's sister, and that the questioner's mother denies the breastfeeding extended to the elder children?

Is it permissible to abort a fetus that has not yet formed in the womb and is one and a half weeks old, especially since its mother is breastfeeding two children?

What is the ruling on having multiple children in Islam, and does the large number of children the Companions had justify having many offspring, and is there a reward for one who is blessed with such children?

Will the two children become milk siblings, and will the girl become a sister to the questioner, if the questioner's maternal aunt breastfed her younger brother, and the questioner's mother breastfed the aunt's daughter?

Does the older brother of the female cousin's son become a brother to the questioner and her sisters, even though they were not nursed by the aunt, given that their younger brother and the female cousin's younger son were nursed by the aunt?

Is it permissible to name a girl "Alita," which means a type of white rose?

Is a wife, who filed a lawsuit in court requesting to see her children once a week, entitled to do so after she abandoned them a year ago and previously did what she did to them?

Is the punishment for killing children after kidnapping and sexually assaulting them or removing their organs the حد الحرابة (Hirabah punishment)?

Is the questioner responsible for his children born of adultery, given his desire to return to his country and marry, and is he obliged to inform his future wife about his past?

Is it permissible for parents to say to their child, "Do not do such-and-such, and if you do, I will not forgive you, and we will settle the matter on the Day of Resurrection," concerning an act that is not forbidden by Sharia, and what is the child's recompense if he does it?

Is it obligatory for a father to be just between his children in gifts and presents, such as phones and jewelry, or is he not required to do so?

Is it permissible for a divorced wife to take custody of the children after relinquishing her right to their father?

Is it permissible for a couple to agree to divorce in exchange for the wife’s commitment to financially support the children and provide housing for them, while legal guardianship remains with the father, and is this agreement considered valid শরীয়াহ-wise and legally?

What is the share of each heir from the inheritance if a man dies and leaves behind three sons, two daughters, and a wife?