Child Birth
When should I name my newborn child, slaughter a sheep and shave his head?
The Sunnah is to name the child on the seventh day but if you name him on the day he was born, there is no harm in that. It is [read on…]
aqeeqah
Family
Aqeeqah (Slaughter of an Animal) for the Baby on the Seventh Day
1. An `Aqeeqah is the animal or animals that are slaughtered on the seventh day after the birth of a baby. From Samurah (radiyallaahu `anhu) that Allaah’s Messenger (salallāhu ‘alaihi [read on…]
Family
Shaving the Head of the Baby on the Seventh Day
1. It is established from the Sunnah that the head of the child is to be shaved on the seventh day after the birth: From Samurah (radiyallaahu `anhu) that Allaah’s [read on…]