Is it obligatory to fulfill a vow to name a newborn Muhammad, given the wife's desire to name him Abdullah, and what is the Shar'i (Islamic legal) ruling on this dispute?
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A vow to name a newborn a specific name is a permissible vow.
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Reviewed by El Fatwa's sharia committee.
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