What happens when a child is born in Islam?

Answer 1

There follows an outline of what should be done on the day of the child's birth, and after that:

It is mustahabb to do tahneek for the baby and to pray for him.

It was reported that Abu Moosa said: "I had a baby boy, and I brought him to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him). He named him Ibraaheem, did Tahneek with some dates and prayed for Allaah to bless him, then he gave him back to me." (Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 5150; Muslim, 2145). Tahneek means putting something sweet, such as dates or honey, in the child's mouth when he is first born.

It is permissible to name the child on the first day or on the seventh.

It was reported that Anas ibn Maalik said: the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "A boy was born to me this night and I have named him with the name of my father Ibraaheem." (Narrated by Muslim, 3126).

It was reported that 'Aa'ishah said: the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) did 'aqeeqah for al-Hasan and al-Husayn on the seventh day, and gave them their names. (Narrated by Ibn Hibbaan, 12/127; al-Haakim, 4/264. Classed as saheeh by al-Haafiz Ibn Hajar in Fath al-Baari, 9/589).

'Aqeeqah and circumcision

It was reported from Salmaan ibn 'Aamir (may Allaah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "For the boy there should be an 'aqeeqah. Slaughter (an animal) for him and remove the harmful thing [i.e., the foreskin] from him." (Narrated by al-Tirmidhi, 1515; al-Nasaa'i, 4214; Abu Dawood, 2839; Ibn Maajah, 3164. The hadeeth was classed as saheeh by al-Albaani, may Allaah have mercy on him, in al-Irwaa', 4/396).

It was reported that Samurah ibn Jundub (may Allaah be pleased with him) said: the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "A boy is ransomed by his 'aqeeqah. Sacrifice should be made for him on the seventh day, he should be given a name and his head should be shaved." (Narrated by al-Tirmidhi, 1522; al-Nasaa'i, 4220 and Abu Dawood, 2838. The hadeeth was classed as saheeh by al-Albaani, may Allaah have mercy on him, in al-Irwaa' 4/385).

Imaam ibn al-Qayyim (may Allaah have mercy on him) said:

Among the benefits of 'aqeeqah are:

It is a sacrifice by means of which the child is brought close to Allaah soon after he comes into this world.

It is a ransom for the newborn; his 'aqeeqah ransoms him so that he can intercede for his parents.

It is a sacrifice by which the newborn is ransomed just as Allaah ransomed Ismaa'eel with the ram. (Tuhfat al-Mawdood, p. 69).

Perhaps another benefit of the 'aqeeqah is the gathering of relatives and friends for the waleemah (feast).

4.Circumcision is part of the Sunan al-Fitrah (practices related to the pure and natural inclinations of man). It is obligatory in the case of boys because it is connected to matters of purity which are essential conditions of prayer.

It was reported from Abu Hurayrah: "Five things are related to the Fitrah: circumcision, removing the pubic hairs, plucking the armpit hairs, cutting the nails, and trimming the moustache." (Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 5550; Muslim, 257).

Among the Sunnahs for welcoming the newborn, the scholars mentioned that the Adhaan should be recited into the baby's right ear so that the first thing he hears in this world will be the words of Tawheed, which will have a great and blessed effect on the child. With regard to reciting the iqaamah in the child's left ear, there is nothing to prove that this is required. (See al-Silsilat al-Da'eefah, 1/491).

Shaving the child's head then anointing the child's head with saffron is very beneficial. Then it is prescribed to give in charity gold or silver equal in weight to the hair. This does not have to be done by actually weighing the hair; if it is too difficult to do that, it is sufficient to estimate the weight and give paper currency equivalent to the price of that amount of gold or silver. We ask Allaah to protect us and our children from all evil and to keep them safe and sound in this world and in the Hereafter. May Allaah bless our Prophet Muhammad.

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Answer 2

When a Muslim child is born the father or a respected member of the Muslim congregation recites the Athan into the child's right ear. Then Tahneek is performed by taking a dried, softened date and rubbing it right and left into the child's mouth

Answer 3

Children are a source of delight and an adornment for the world
granted by Allaah to their parents, they give vigour to the hearts,
joy to the souls, pleasure to the eyes. They are the fruit from whom
good is to be hoped for when they frequently supplicate:

"Our Lord! Bestow on them your Mercy as they did bring me up when I
was small"

and they are the ones in every nation upon whom hope for the future
lies, and they are the youth of tomorrow upon whose shoulders the
call to Islaam is carried. Indeed Islaam has indeed elevated the
status of children and has laid down manners for their treatment
relating to all their affairs and each stage of their and from these
are the manners for welcoming their arrival in this life.

Our Prophet (SAW) was a living example, educating, cultivating the
Muslims upon the practices of Islaam, teaching them how to worship
their Lord in the best of ways. But a number of Muslims have strayed
from his pure teachings and have substituted that which is gold for
that which worthless.

So here are the manners the Prophet (SAW) taught us with regards our
new-born.



Encouragement to have Children

Allaah says, "So now have sexual relations with them,, and seek that
which Allaah has ordained for you."

And the Prophet (SAW) said, "Marry the loving and fertile because
through you, I will compete with the nations for superiority in
numbers"(Abu Dawood)

And it is important that the Parents bring up their children upon
righteousness, so that the Parents will benefit from them during
their lives and after their death. Allaah's Messenger (SAW) said,

"A servant will have his rank raised and will say, 'O my Lord how has
this come about for me?' He says, 'through your sons after you
seeking forgiveness for you'"(ibn Maajah)

Know that what has preceded applies equally to both boys and girls,
and indeed Islaam has encouraged the bringing up of girls, and Allaah
condemns those that are distressed at the birth of a girl, and the
Messenger (SAW) came elevating the status of this gift from Allaah,

"whoever takes care of two girls until they reach adulthood - he and
I will come together on the Day of Resurrection (like this) - and he
interlaced his two fingers"(Muslim)

meaning in Paradise. So can their be a greater honour given to
daughters?!



Giving the good news of the Birth

The near of kin who are anxiously waiting should be informed so that
they can stop worrying and congratulate the parents and supplicate
for the baby. Allaah mentions this good news being conveyed to a
number of His Prophets, from them Zakariyyah of his son Yahya,

"Then the angels called him, while he was standing in prayer in a
private room (saying), 'Allaah gives you glad tidings of Yahya'"



Giving the Adhaan in the ear of the newborn

The first practice to do is to make the adhaan in the ear of the
baby, so that the first words that the baby hears is the name of
Allaah, and the kalima.

It is to be given straight after the birth, or very soon afterwards
as he (SAW) did with his grandson al-Husayn, as is related by Abu
Raafi' who said,

"I saw the Prophet give the adhaan for prayer in the ear of al-Husayn
ibn Alee when his mother Faatimah gave birth to him," (Tirmidhee)

It should be given with it's usual wording in a voice which is
audible to the baby, not so loudly that it risks harm to the baby or
alarms it.

Only the adhaan is to be given, not the iqaamah as well as there is
no authentic evidence to support this. Giving the adhaan only is also
the reported practice of the Khaleefah Umar bin Abdul Azeez. This is
closer to the sunnah, and Allaah knows best.

The sunnah has not specified as to which ear it should be given,
however the Messenger (SAW) used to love to do good actions starting
from the right, so it would be more appropriate to give the adhaan in
the right ear.



4) The Tahneek

This means to softening a date and then rubbing the palate of the new-
born with it just after the birth or soon after. This is done by
putting a piece of the softened date on the finger and rubbing it
from left to right in the mouth of the baby.

Ibn Hajr said, "if one is not able to find a dry date, then a fresh
date should be used, and if that is not available then anything
sweet." (Fath 9/588)

It is not essential to chew the date rather it may be softened in any
way. The action of chewing as reported in the sunnah was something
specific to the Messenger (SAW) due to the blessings that Allaah had
placed in his saliva.

It is done by the father or the mother or anyone from the People of
Knowledge whose supplication is hoped would be accepted. So he should
perform tahneek and supplicate for the child as was the practice of
the Companions.

Imaam Nawawee says, " scholars are agreed upon the recommendation of
performing tahneek upon the baby after it's birth." (Sharh Saheeh
Muslim 4/122)

Aaishah (ra) reports, "new-born children used to be brought to the
Messenger of Allaah and he would supplicate for blessings for them,
and rub a chewed date upon their palate." (Muslim)



Naming the child

The baby may be named on the day of it's birth or later on the
seventh day or past the seventh day, as this is what is clear after
study of all the evidences from the sunnah.

It is the father or the mother who chose the name for the baby. If
they differ amongst themselves then it is the father who has the
choice, he may name it himself or give his wife the right to choose.
The fact that this is the right of the father is shown by the
principle that the child is ascribed and attributed to the father, as
Allaah says,

"Call them (adopted sons) by (the names of) their fathers, that is
more just in the Sight of Allaah"

It is also allowed for the parents to allow others to name the child,
since our Prophet (SAW) used to name some of the children of his
Companions.

The name should carry a good and praiseworthy meaning as the
Messenger (SAW) said,

"On the Day of Resurrection, you will be called by your names and
your fathers names, so make your names good." (Abu Dawood)

It is recommended to call oneself a servant of Allaah (Abdullaah) or
the servant of any of the names of Allaah. Then it is recommended to
name a child after a prophet, due to the hadeeth,

"call yourselves by the names of the Prophets" (Abu Dawood)

and the hadeeth,

"a son was born to me this night and I called him after my forefather
Ibraaheem" (Muslim)

Then it is recommended to name the child after any pious person in
the hope that it will become like him/her. Then it is recommended to
name by any name which has good meaning.

It is forbidden to name a child with a name that denote servitude to
other than Allaah, for example Abd an-Nabi, Abd ar-Rasool etc, just
as it is forbidden to name them with names that are particular to the
Unbelievers like George, Michael, Susan etc.

The names of tyrants and evil personalities should be avoided such as
Fir'awn, Qaroon, Abu Lahab etc.. Likewise it is disliked to name with
the names of the Surahs of the Qur'aan like 'Taa Haa' or 'Yaa Seen'
as is reported from Imaam Maalik and others. There is no authentic
hadeeth which ascribes the above two as being names of the Prophet
(SAW).



6) The Aqeeqah

After the seventh day of the arrival of the new-born, as a form of
welcome for it and to give thanks to the One who gave the blessings,
it is prescribed to slaughter a sheep. The Messenger (SAW) said,

"Every child is in pledge for it's Aqeeqah which is sacrificed for it
on its seventh day, and it is named on it, and its head is shaved"
(Abu Dawood)

If the new-born is a boy then two sheep are to be sacrificed, and if
it is a girl then one sheep. This is the position of the majority of
the scholars and Companions. The Prophet (SAW) said,

"for the boy two equal sheep, and for the girl, a single sheep." (Ibn
Maajah)

So it is permissible to sacrifice the male or female sheep or goat,
and this is best. As for sacrificing other animals then the scholars
have differed over this.

The sacrifice should be done by the father or a close relative, for
our Prophet (SAW) performed the Aqeeqah for his two grandsons. It is
also obligatory to mention the name of Allaah over it while
sacrificing, and if a close relative is performing the Aqeeqah then
he should add, 'this aqeeqah is the Aqeeqah of so and so' mentioning
the name of the person on whose behalf he is performing the aqeeqah,
as is reported in the hadeeth related by al-Bayhaqee.

The meat of the sacrifice may be distributed cooked or uncooked,, but
it is preferred that it should be cooked as this leads to greater
blessing as mentioned by a group of the scholars.



Shaving the baby's head

On the seventh day after the birth the head of the baby should be
shaved. So when al-Hasan was born the Prophet (SAW) told his
daughter, Faatima (RA),

"shave his head and give the weight of his hair in silver to the
poor" (Ahmad)

The right side of the head should be shaved first, then the left as
mentioned in the hadeeth,

"shave, and he indicated to the right side of his head, and then the
left" (Muslim)

It is not permissible to shave a part of the head and leave a part,
as this was prohibited by the Messenger (SAW) as reported by al-
Bukhaaree. The strongest view seems to be that the head of the boy or
the girl should be shaved, as is reported that Faatimah weighed the
hair of her daughter (Muwatta) but the scholars differ on this, and
Allaah knows best.

The shaving should be done after the sacrifice, and our pious
predecessors liked to rub some perfume over the baby's head after the
shaving.

Then it is prescribed to give the value of the baby's weight of hair
in silver in charity, and it is recommended to give this charity on
the seventh day also, but it is not necessary to do so, and may be
delayed.



Circumcision

It is prescribed that the boy be circumcised, it is recommended that
the circumcision take place on the seventh day, but it is obligatory
to circumcise before the boy reaches puberty.
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Answer 4

1-we belief that all children are born pure (no original sin)

2-after the birth the parents whisper the azan (the call of prayer)in the ear of the child

3-after a week we do a charity for the baby called which in Islam called akika

Answer 5

the adhan is read in one of the ears and the iqamah is read in the other

Answer 6

the Athan is told in right ear and Ighame in left ear

and after 40 days of birth the hairs are cut and the same weight silver is given to poor people.

also circumcision is done.