Islamic Etiquettes for a Newborn Child

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In the Name of Allah
the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful
CONTENTS
Introduction, .5
Some Practices from the Sunnah and Etiquettes
For the Newborn Child 9
The Names that are Prohibited to Use. 14
The Names that are Disliked According to the
Islaamic Law, Etiquette and Taste................... .15
Final Words to the Parents.............................. 21
In the Name of Allaah, the Most Gracious,
the Most Merciful
All praise is due to Allaah, Who provided you with
a fertile wife and made you of those whose children
will succeed them. How many men and women are
barren and cannot have any children? Thus, this is a
great blessing.
"Wealth and children are the adornment of the life
of this world." (18:46)
Therefore, receive the gift of Allaah with happiness,
delight, thanks and praise, whether the child is a
boy or a girl. It a sufficient blessing for you that the
child has all of its limbs, is normal in its growth, and
free of illnesses. Therefore, Blessed be Allaah, the
Best of creators, Who granted and bestowed by His
munificence and His grace.
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"He bestows female (offspring) upon whom He
wills, and bestows male (offspring) upon whom He
wills. Or He bestows both males and females, and
He renders barren whom He wills." (42:49-50)
The Prophet & had four daughters born to him.
When the Imaam of Ahlus-Sunnah, Ahmad bin
Hanbal & had a daughter he said, "The Prophets
were the fathers of daughters, and you already
know what has been reported (in the hadeeths)
concerning daughters." He meant, concerning the
virtue in raising them and taking care of them. The
practice of disliking the birth of daughters is from
the customs of the pre-Islaamic days of ignorance.
However, in Islaam they are from the means of
attaining Paradise (in the hereafter). The Prophet &
said,
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Whoever takes care of two girls until they reach
maturity, he and I will come on the Day of
Judgement like this." And he joined his two fingers
together. (Muslim)
Raising and rearing sons is counted in the scale of
your good deeds if you raise them properly. The
Prophet & said,
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"When the son of Adam dies his deeds are cut off
except for three." Among these three things he
mentioned, "The righteous child who supplicates
for him."1
The Prophet & also said,
l The author did not reference this hadeeth. It was recorded in
Muslim, Aboo Daawood, At-Tirmithee, An-Nasaa'ee, and Al-
Bukhaaree in Al-Adab Al-Mufrad. Al-Albaanee confirmed its
authenticity in Saheeh Al-Jaami' As-Sagheer, Vol. 1, no. 793. A.W.
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"Verily the servant will have his status elevated (on
the Day of Judgement), so he will say, 'Oh my Lord!
How did I get this?' Allaah will say,'By your son
(or child) seeking forgiveness for you after you
(died)."' (Ahmad)2
In increasing the number of children among the
Ummah (followers) of Muhammad is the obvious
benefit of producing those who will worship Allaah
alone and establish the preservation of this religion
and its propagation. The Messenger of Allaah
said,
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2 This hadeeth was graded good (Hasan) by Al-Albaanee. See
As-Saheehah, no. 1598, Al-Mishkaat, no.2354, and Saheeh
Ibn Maajah, no.2953. A.W.
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"Marry the loving and fertile women, for indeed I
hope to outnumber the other Prophets (i.e. their
followers) with you on the Day of Judgement."
(Ahmad)3
So congratulations to you for this blessed wife of
yours, who gave birth to these daughters for you
and provided you with these sons.
Some Practices from the Sunnah and
Etiquettes for the Newborn Child
1. Calling the Athaan in the ear of the child:
Probably the reason for making the first Sunnah
allowing the child to hear the call of truth is
because the child will grow up with this sound
being repeated in his ear five times a day. Thus,
it is hoped that he will be of those who love it
and rush to offer this great pillar (the obligatory
prayer). This Athaan should be said in the right
ear. It is reported from Aboo Raafi' that he said,
"I saw the Messenger of Allaah 3s calling the
3 This hadeeth was graded authentic (Saheeh) by Shaikh AI-
Albaanee in Saheeh Al-Jaami' As-Sagheer, Vol. 1, no. 2940. It
was also recorded in Aboo Daawood and An-Nasaa'ee. A.W.
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