Newborn and Aqiqah
467 questions
What should I do regarding the new born daughter two days after her birth, especially concerning shaving her hair and the Aqiqah, given the fears of Corona and the unavailability of a suitable barber? Can money be given instead of shaving? And what should I do regarding the Aqiqah for my deceased son?
Is it obligatory to fulfill the vow to name the female newborn "Amina" - as previously vowed - or can the father choose another name that pleases him?
Is naming a newborn after an uncle who died in an accident, and then naming another [child] with the same name who dies in the womb, considered a forbidden act of superstition if the family insists on not naming [any child] with it again?
What is the Sharia ruling on naming a newborn girl "Namili"?
What is the religious ruling on preferring to name children after the husband's relatives over the wife's relatives, especially those who have passed away?
Is naming a child "Fatimah" permissible in Islam, and what does it mean?
What is the ruling on naming a girl "Angham"?
Is it permissible to name a newborn "Aamir"?
What is the ruling on naming a newborn girl "Judiyah," derived from the name "Judi" (the name of the mountain where Noah's Ark rested, peace be upon him)? And is it permissible, from a Sharia perspective, to add the ta' marbutah to the name "Judi"?
Are the aforementioned reasons sufficient to revoke a mother’s custody of her daughter, who is almost five years old, given that the mother deprives the father of seeing his daughter, calls her by a name other than her official name, affects her psychological well-being, involves the child in the problems between the parents, does not care for her cleanliness, instructs her to make specific demands on the mother, and that the mother is unmarried?
Is it permissible to name a male newborn "Malik," even though there is an opinion that it is the name of the custodian of Hellfire? And is it permissible to name him "Ayan" (without a shaddah on the yaa’)? What is the advice regarding choosing names for children from the Qur’an and Hadith?
What is the ruling on naming a newborn "ʿAbd al-Raḥmān" as an optimistic hope that he will be such, and not as a commendation?
What is the ruling on naming with the name Eileen?
Is it permissible to send money to relatives in Syria for them to slaughter the 'Aqiqah on my behalf there, since the prices are cheaper?
Is it permissible to name a newborn female "Rahmah"?
What is the ruling on naming a newborn "Bashar al-Din" or "Bashar Allah"? And does this name carry a beautiful meaning and conform to Islamic law?
What is the ruling on naming a newborn male "Wasm" or a female "Wasma"?
What is the jurisprudential ruling on naming a male newborn "Azad"?
What is the ruling on naming a newborn "Shulaywih," and does its meaning imply exaggeration in undressing and removing clothes?
Is the father justified in naming his son after his grandfather, or is the son justified in choosing another name for the newborn?
What is the ruling on naming a newborn girl with the name: "Ayam" (أيام) with a reduced/lightened "ya" (ياء)?
Is it necessary to change the name of the newborn girl (Elena)—which means beautiful or luminous girl—due to its foreign origin, given that naming her with it was not for the sake of seeking blessings from anyone?
What is the ruling on naming a newborn Canaan?
What is the ruling on naming a newborn "Aabid Al-Rushdan" or "Ubayd Al-Rushdan"? And which of the two is permissible?