Newborn and Aqiqah
224 questions
Is it obligatory for the children of a deceased man to slaughter an aqiqah for him if his father did not slaughter it for him and he himself did not slaughter it during his lifetime?
Is the name "Naila" forbidden by Islamic law, or is there no objection to naming with it?
Did I err in my duty to my deceased fetus, and what are the rulings regarding naming, ‘aqiqah, supplication, intercession, and accountability in such a case?
Is the aqiqah for twin girls due now, or after their discharge from the incubator?
What is said when naming a newborn?
Is it permissible to write the name of Allah (lafz al-jalalah) on the the forehead of a newborn on the day of the 'Aqiqah or during the first week?
What is the ruling on sacrificing a single 'aqiqah for twin males?
What is the ruling on naming a girl "Tala," and is it written with a ta marbuta or an alif, knowing that it means a small palm tree?
What is the ruling on naming my son Mutayyam?
What is the ruling regarding the 'Aqiqah for two daughters: is it with one sheep or a sheep for each?
How is a child to be orally softened with dates (tahneek), is it with date water or with the date itself?
Is it permissible to name a girl "Malak," and what is required to change the name?
Is it permissible to buy a cow with the intention of using it for the Aqiqah for three children (two males and one female), along with the intention of a vowed sheep, combining their monetary value in the purchase? And does the distribution of the Aqiqah meat differ from that of the vowed meat?
What is meant by the equivalence of the two sheep in the aqiqah (sacrificial offering for a newborn)? Is it in weight, type, or age? And is it permissible to combine a ram and a goat, or a kid (young goat) and a ewe, that are equivalent in age and weight?
Is the name "Rancy" forbidden or unlawful according to Islamic law, and is naming a daughter this name, with the father's insistence on calling her "Maryam," considered disobedience to the father or prioritizing the wife's desire?
If a person is unable to combine the 'aqiqah and the vow, which one takes precedence, and is it permissible to delay the vow in order to perform the 'aqiqah?
A man adopted a newborn from the hospital; should he perform the 'aqiqah for him? And thank you.
What is the ruling on giving the call to prayer (adhan) in the right ear of a newborn before tahneek (rubbing the palate with a date)? And can the mother give the adhan and perform tahneek if the father is absent? And is the shaving of the newborn's hair postponed by the postponement of the aqeeqah?
Is it permissible to share in the cost of the Aqiqah sacrifice for a newborn between the father and the paternal uncle, or the father and the grandmother?
Is it permissible to give part of the 'aqiqah as charity and invite relatives for the other part without naming it [i.e., as 'aqiqah]?
Is it permissible to perform the 'aqiqah for a newborn with less than a sheep, based on the saying that it is permissible to name a child "Arnab" (rabbit)?
How is the seventh day calculated for the 'Aqiqah slaughter? Would it be on Thursday or Friday if the newborn was born on Friday after Asr prayer and before Maghrib prayer?
Can the sheep bought by the father-in-law be considered an 'aqiqah for the newborn?
Is it necessary for the aqiqah for a male to be two rams, and is it permissible to slaughter two ewes that are cheaper due to the inability to afford two rams? And is it sufficient to buy a whole slaughtered animal from the butcher with the intention of aqiqah, or to slaughter a sheep at his place and give its meat in charity? And is it permissible to make a feast (walimah) from the aqiqah for guests, given the inability to purchase more than two sheep?