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Appropriate names for Muslim children

I have read in the chain of many Ahadith that some narrators are named 'Israel.' I know that Israel is the name of Prophet Jacob, but is it ok nowadays to name our children 'Israel?' Is it also ok to name them Mikhaeel or Mikael, as the angel?.. More

87596 24-4-2004
Name of Malak

Is the name of Malak allowed for Muslim?.. More

87534 22-4-2004
Paying cash instead of slaughtering for Aqiqa

I am trying to makeAqiqa for son. Can I pay cash as a donation to needy Muslims instead of slaughtering sheep or goats? Where we live it is hard to find sheep or goats to slaughter. According to the Sunnah what are the requirements and the procedures to make Aqiqa? .. More

87531 18-4-2004
Meaning of name "Ayas Ahmed"

I want to know the meaning of my name "Ayas Ahmed". I am very eager to know it. Your earliest reply will be appreciated... More

87366 25-3-2004
Slaughtering for Aqiqa

I have a question. I have a baby boy; he is 1 year and a half years old and a baby girl; she is 4 months old. I want to slaughter some lambs due to their arrival. How many is allowed for a boy and how many is allowed for a girl? And also, we are low-income families. I want to know if we can take some meat from the meat that we are going.. More

87342 25-3-2004
Husband being present in labour room during his wife's delivery

Can husband go in labour room at the time of delivery to givemoral and emotional support to his wife? Can he kisshis wife on her forehead, hands or face in labour room to ease her pain by showing affection toher, that he is with her at this painful time and loves her alot?.. More

87293 15-3-2004
Breast-feeding and relationships

Until what age can the child be breast-fed by the mother? After that age if any child is breast-fed, will the relationship change? If a man when making love to his wife drinks the milk of her breasts, intentionally or unintentionally what is their relationship? How many times is breast-feeding required to develop a milk suckling relation? .. More

86750 25-2-2004
Changing names thinking they are unlucky

I have a quick question which I hope that you will be able to help me answer. I have a Muslim neighbour who's about to change his son and daughters name (from Jamaal, Nabeela). These are nice names, Masha Allah... but he thinks they’re unlucky for some reason, and wants to change them. As far as I'm concerned we don't have superstition in Islam.. More

87029 18-2-2004
Disciplining children

What are the Islamic rulings on hitting kids in the face? Is it considered Haram? What are the rulings on discipline of our children in Islam? .. More

87009 17-2-2004
Du’a for child’s birth

I need some information about what I have to say and to do, when my baby comes to the world. I'm looking for some Du’a... More

86981 12-2-2004
Choosing the Careers of Children

In Islam should parents choose their children's careers? Or should the children choose for themselves? .. More

86771 1-1-2004
Hamdia Fatimah as a name

I have named my daughter Hamdia Fatimah, is it correct or should I change it... More

86541 13-11-2003
The butcher does not have to know that it was Aqiqah

Basically, I have decided to have Aqiqa for my one month daughter and I asked a butcher who owns a sheep farm to slaughter a sheep and deliver it to my house, I called him by telephone. After cocking the sheep, and sharing it with other Muslims in the Masjid (the Masjid had a scheduled community cookout, so I used the occasion and brought all the.. More

86685 13-11-2003
Breast-Feed It but Do Not Give Up Your Family Name

I do not have children and would like to take responsibility of a parentless child to raise and nurture. Will it be ok if I do not change the child's family name and if my wife can breast-feed the child five times by taking a medicine to make her breast-feed? .. More

86470 18-10-2003
Using Bottle Feeders and Teats to Soothe Children

I have been asked by a friend to enquire concerning bottle-feeding children after two years of age and the use of a teat as a soother or comforter? Is there a prohibition for using these after the age of two? .. More

86441 11-10-2003

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720 fatwas

Appropriate names for Muslim children

Name of Malak

Paying cash instead of slaughtering for Aqiqa

Meaning of name "Ayas Ahmed"

Slaughtering for Aqiqa

Husband being present in labour room during his wife's delivery

Breast-feeding and relationships

Changing names thinking they are unlucky

Disciplining children

Du’a for child’s birth

Choosing the Careers of Children

Hamdia Fatimah as a name

The butcher does not have to know that it was Aqiqah

Breast-Feed It but Do Not Give Up Your Family Name

Using Bottle Feeders and Teats to Soothe Children

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