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67 When a child is born why do we do akeeka? And why do we sacrifice 2 goats for a girl and 1 for a boy?
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78 In households when a child is born the karahee is done. Is this Farz, Sunnah etc?
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97 When a child is born, why do we say Azaan in his/her right ear and ikhamath in their left ear?
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128 I have been told by family members that when a baby boy is born it is a Sunnah to shave his head in the first seven days of birth, is this right? Is this also Sunnah for a girl?
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136 I have named my son Kaif (the book that i looked at the meaning is happiness) born on 12 July 05. However some people have told me the name means how are you or what; something like that. I would like you to advise me on whether it is a good name and what it actually means. Jazakallah.
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203 When a child is born it is said that the Azaan should be said in the right ear and the iqamat in the left. Could you please tell me that the Azaan which is to be said , is it the normal Azaan or the Fajar Namaz Azaan?
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244 If a child is born and no name is given to him/her, how would they be called up to enter Heaven on the Day of Judgment?
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259 Is there a certain age limit by which a child should be named?
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330 If a child is being naughty and the parents hit them, will it be the parents fault or child’s?
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407 Can Children read Hymns at school?
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408 Are school children allowed to attend assemblies, where singing is happening, or where the rhyme (Religious or Non Religious) are sung? Further more are children allowed to attend and study the subject of music for learning purposes or as part of their secular education?
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476 My wife and I have been trying to have children but with no success as yet. Please could Hafiz Sahib give any guidance or Duas to help us, or should we simply go and seek medical advice from our GP?
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531 Why do men have to grow a beard?
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566 With reference to Question 476, Please could the Imam guide further with specific passages from The Quran so that we could develop our knowledge further and recite from the Quran.
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567 How many children did Hazret Ali (R.A) have with Hazrete Fatima (R.A)?
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569 How many Children did Hazret Ali (R.A) have?
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615 I have two children, mashallah they are both boys. Inshallah we are thinking of having our third child now. I know we should be happy with what Allah gives us but I really wish for a girl this time. Is there any Dua I can read for a female child?
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637 If a woman cannot have children, is surrogacy allowed? If so, does the bearer of the child have to be Muslim or can it be a Non-Muslim too? In Islam who will be the mother and father of the child then?
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640 Is Surrogacy allowed in Islam, i.e. A husband who has two wives, can an embryo resulting from his second wife's egg and his sperm be carried by his first wife's uterus?
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664 My wife is expecting a child and we were thinking of the name "Ummaya". However she has recently read that a child name needs to have a good meaning. Could you please advise whether Ummaya meets this criterion?
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665 Mere Shadi ko 1.5 Saal ho gya hai magar mere ghar main koi aulad payda (Birth of Children) nahi hua hai jis ki waja se mujhey aur meri bevi (wife) ko kafi pareshani hai aksar log hum dono ka mazak uratein hain ke tum log kuch bhi nahi kar sakte khash kar meri bevi ko mere ghar walon ka samna kartei hue kafi sharmindagi mehsoos hoti hai jab ke hum dono normal life guzar rahein hain aur ek dosre se mukamal motmaeem (Satisfied) hain, Please koi behter advise kar dein jis se hum dono ki problem solve ho jay, ya koi wajefa ya koi aur tareka jis se Allah hum dono ki dil ki khuwahish pori kar de. Please resolve my problem, Allah aap ko is ki zaja e khair de Aamin. Interpretation: I have been married for 18 months now but have not been blessed with a child. This is causing me and my wife great tension as people make fun of us and make remarks such as ‘You two cannot do nothing’ (insinuating that we cannot have children). Our circumstances cause my wife to be disappointed in front of my parents, although me and my wife are content with each other. Could you please offer us advice regarding our issue and help us?
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816 I was wondering if IVF treatment was allowed Islamically?
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819 My wife and I have no children and the doctors have said that they cannot find anything wrong with either of us. We have been given the option of IVF but want to know if this is permissible in Islam.
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853 Please can you kindly advice me when a boy is born people most Pakistani people will distribute mithai (Indian sweets) but when a daughter is born they seem to be a not distributing the same for a daughter when she is born. Is that right? To treat the two very differently from a very young age from un islamic point of views- aren’t we all suppose to be equal and can you please shed some light as to where this tradition has come from? Is it from the Hindu community who are known for killing female foetus before the birth-ancestral.
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993 In question 67 it is mentioned that 2 goats are sacrificed when a boy is born and 1 in case of a girl and that this is done because our beloved prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) did it this way. Could you please elaborate on this and explain why our Prophet did it this way?
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1031 If I want to open a saving account to keep some money save in monthly for my daughter's future(education),while our family is now facing financial problems and my daughter is just 6 months old, will it be right by Islam?(I m living in Canada where parents get child benefits; money monthly).
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1061 What will be the punishment for a son who disobeys his mother and father and get marry with a Shia girl to achieve his goal he gave all sorts of mental torture to his parents and now his mother is no more alive. The girl is on his Shia Mazhub. In this situation if I (father of boy) disconnect my relation with him will it be correct according Shariah? What will be punishment for the son on you malqiama?
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1162 I wanted to know if a breastfeeding mother can keep Fasts of Ramadan. If she cannot then how can she make up for it. JazakAllah
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