Newborn and Aqiqah
467 questions
Is it wrong to think that naming a newborn with a certain name will make their characteristics similar to those of other people who bear the same name, and does this fall under the forbidden practice of Tatayyur (superstitious belief in omens)?
What is the ruling on naming a child 'Izz al-Din, and is it permissible or disliked?
Is it permissible to name a newborn female "Jasmine"?
Is it permissible to name a daughter "Meera"?
What is the ruling on naming a newborn girl "Saydal"?
"Is it permissible to delay the 'Aqiqah (sacrifice for a newborn) until the husband returns from travel due to his financial circumstances, and is it obligatory to adhere to the seventh, fourteenth, or twenty-first day, and what is the ruling on violating that? "
What are the conditions for the Aqiqah for a male newborn, and is the weight of his head hair given in gold or silver?
How do we respond to those who cite the slaughter of two sheep for a male and one sheep for a female in the 'Aqiqah as proof that Islam favors males over females, and that females are inferior?
Is the 'Aqiqah obligatory by slaughtering a separate animal for each child, or is one calf sufficient for three children?
Does the name "Safwan," mentioned in Surah Al-Baqarah, Ayah 264, refer to the smooth stone upon which nothing grows, and is it disliked to name (one's child with) it for this reason?
What is the ruling on naming a male newborn "Bassam," is it considered a good name, and was this name mentioned among the Pious Predecessors?
Is it permissible to name a newborn "Bashirullah" (Bringer of good tidings from Allah)?
What is the ruling on naming a newborn girl "Asal" (Honey), and what are the recommended names for girls?
Is it permissible for someone named Abdur-Ra’oof to be called “Ra’oof,” given his inability to change this matter? And is it legislated for a mother to perform the aqeeqah for her adult son, for whom his parents did not previously perform it, knowing that she named him Ra’oof after a dream in which she saw a number of her relatives named Abd Al-Qadir?
What is the ruling on naming a newborn Al-Qasim and taking the kunya of Abu Al-Qasim?
What is the ruling on naming a newborn girl "Furat" or "Noor," and does this name fall under the ambiguous names that are permissible for both girls and boys?
Is one sheep sufficient for the aqiqah of a male newborn when there is no physical ability to slaughter two, or when the price of a sheep for aqiqah is exorbitant due to monopolization, despite the financial ability to purchase it? And is it permissible to substitute a goat for the aqiqah instead?
Is it permissible to name children with a foreign name that fits the environment in which we live, or to invent a new name?
What is the ruling on naming a newborn Fawzi? Thank you.
What is the ruling on naming a newborn girl "Rachel" (راحيل) or "Raheel" (رحيل)?
Is the Aqiqah obligatory for a baby girl with Down syndrome?
What is the ruling on naming a newborn girl "Celine" if the intention is "the golden inscription on the cover of the Kaaba" or "a place name in Qatar," and not "the Greek moon goddess"?
What is the ruling on naming a newborn girl "Sidra" and is it the name of a female Companion?
Is it permissible to name a newborn girl “Sham,” or is it a name of ill omen? Is the name “Bushra” among the names of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him? And should we not refer to the water that comes down from the sky as “rain” (matar), but rather as “succor” (ghaith), because “rain” (matar) is a punishment in every verse in which it is mentioned in the Quran?