Newborn and Aqiqah
467 questions
Is it permissible to name a son "Sumhammad" or must one be restricted to "Muhammad"?
Is it permissible for the wife to name her daughter with a different name and reject the name chosen by her husband?
What is the ruling on naming with the names Murad and Mustafa, and were any of the Companions, Tabi'in, or righteous people named with them?
Is it permissible to name a girl "Dina," and is it in accordance with Islamic Sharia?
Does Islam permit a pregnant wife to be forced to name her newborn a name she dislikes in order to please her husband's mother?
Is naming a girl "Quds" (Jerusalem) a form of commendation?
Is it permissible to name a newborn male "Rabbani"?
Is it permissible to combine the children for the Aqiqah by slaughtering a large animal (badanah) instead of a number of sheep and distributing it among the neighborhood, and is it permissible for me to perform Aqiqah for myself, knowing that I do not know if my father performed Aqiqah for me?
Is it permissible to name a child "Taym Allah," knowing that the meaning of "Taym" is "servant," so the meaning of the name would be "Abdullah"?
Is it obligatory to offer two sacrifices (two sheep) as an Aqiqah for the newborn over a period exceeding one year, or not? And is it permissible to combine the Aqiqah with a sacrifice of gratitude for a salary increase?
Can I perform the aqiqah for myself now—knowing that it is obligatory—given that my father did not perform it when I was born and I am now 24 years old? And must I declare that it is my aqiqah? And what is its quantity in terms of sacrifices?
Is it permissible to name a child "Muhammad Hadi" knowing that "Al-Hadi" is one of Allah's names, and is it necessary to name him "Abd Al-Hadi"?
What is the ruling on being named Fouad Abdul Rahim or Fouad Abdul Mo'min?
Is the father's 'aqiqah sufficient for his son when the latter does not possess enough money for it?
What is the ruling on naming a boy "Baraa" and a girl "Ru'a"?
Is "Rabiah" a well-known Islamic name for my daughter?
Is the name "Al-Harith" one of the names of Iblis (Satan)? And were there Companions named "Al-Harith ibn Hisham" who did not change their name after embracing Islam?
Is it permissible for me to request a certificate of weakness (indigence) to obtain an exemption from hospital delivery and 'Aqiqah expenses, knowing that I am in debt, or is it permissible for me to borrow to cover these expenses?
Does the selection of names for newborns and the determination of marital compatibility, based on a method followed by a saint (whom the father describes as a polytheist, yet he is convinced of the accuracy of his process), and who asserts that it is based on the hadiths of changing names in Sahih al-Bukhari, and given that the father believes his name—which he chose randomly—has caused him problems, and this saint believes that to rectify this, he must choose a name for his son beginning with the letter "M," have any basis in Islamic law?
Is it permissible to name a newborn before its birth, such that the parents name it "Khalid" if it is male and "Yasmeen" if it is female, and is there any sin in that?
What is the ruling on naming a female newborn "Sama", and is it permissible to change the name if there is a legitimate Sharia impediment?
What is the ruling on naming a newborn "Sami" with the intention of their good character, and is it reprehensible?
What is the adopted name for a newborn girl if her name at the time of the 'aqiqah was "Badi'ah" and her name in official documents is "Fatimah"? And is it permissible to call her by either of the two names?
What information is available about the Companion Mus'ab ibn Umayr, and is the name "Mus'ab" derived from difficulty, and what is the ruling on naming with this name?