Newborn and Aqiqah
467 questions
Is it permissible to name a newborn "Muhammad Dayyan," given that the Prophet was called "Dayyan al-Arab" and Ali ibn Abi Talib was called "al-Dayyan," meaning the judge?
Which is the correct way to write the name "Ibn Taymiyyah": with a bound ta marbutah (ة) or with a bound ha (ه), and when is each of them written, and does this name apply to both males and females or only to males?
Is it permissible to name (one's child) with spiritual names, such as Samsama'il, Mahbash, and Shamharush?
Is it forbidden to be named "Yasir" on the basis that it is the name of the one who casts lots in the Pre-Islamic Era of Ignorance (Jahiliyyah), and has this been reported from the people of knowledge?
What is the ruling on naming a newborn girl "Bara'ah," and do you advise changing it to "Ayah" or another name?
Is it necessary to change a newborn's name from Hamza to appease the father, after naming him Hamza in fulfillment of a vow, and is that considered fulfilling the vow and attaining Allah's reward?
What is the ruling on naming a newborn "Harb"?
Who has the greater right to name the newborn: its mother or its paternal grandmother, especially when the father has equal options and the matter reaches the point of dispute?
What is the ruling on naming a baby girl "Alaa," based on Allah's saying: "Then which of the favors of your Lord will you deny?"
What is the ruling on naming a female newborn "Rawah" and what are its connotations?
Is it obligatory to change the name "Bismillah" or "Sami' Allah" because they are not permissible according to Sharia?
What is the meaning of the name Sidra? And is it permissible to name a child with it?
Who has the priority in naming the newborn: the paternal grandfather or the parents? And is it considered filial piety to the father after his death to name the grandchild with a common name that he (the father) desired, or with a Sharia-compliant name that the mother of the newborn desires?
Are the names (Sahar, Reham, Radwa) reprehensible or forbidden in Islam?
Is it permissible to name a daughter after her deceased sister?
Is the name "Zabyah" good for naming girls?
Is it permissible to prepare an iftar meal for fasting people in a mosque in Germany instead of slaughtering two sheep for the 'Aqiqah, given the difficulty of slaughter in that country?
Is it permissible according to Sharia to name one's son "Al-Khattab," knowing that the one named Al-Khattab was the father of our master Umar, and is this name considered bad?
What is the ruling on naming a newborn girl Salima?
What is the ruling on naming a child "Azlan" and "Zavier," and what do these names mean?
Is the 'aqiqah for a newborn valid if the intention was forgotten at the time of slaughtering, and the slaughtering was done without the owner of the 'aqiqah being present, and the slaughterer only pronounced the Tasmiyah and Takbir?
What is the ruling on naming a child "Xavier Tobias Rahman," knowing that "Xavier" means "the new, bright house" and "Tobias" means "born with the star"? And is it true that it is not permissible to use this name?
Is the Mawlid (the aqiqah, then the recitations, and the chanting of prayers upon the Prophet Muhammad, may God's prayers and peace be upon him) permissible?
What is the ruling on naming a newborn girl "Miriam," what is the origin of this name, and is it true that Christians pronounce the name "Maryam" as "Mary" and not "Miriam"?