Carrying a baby whose hair is not cut
Q: Can someone carry a baby whose hair is yet to be cut?
Pregnancy and Parenting
Customary practice when a child is born
Q: Is it established anywhere that when a baby is born that the fathers sister needs to give out something? Many times you find people give out sweet platters to family members when a child is born. Is this practiced in Islam or is it just customary?
Feeding friends on the birth of a child
Q: On the birth of a child some practice a custom of feeding friends etc. some sweet meats, burfi etc for the happy occasion. Is this a part of Deen? Should it be stopped?
What to recite during pregnancy
Q: By the grace of Allah Almighty I have been blessed to be a mother (second time). My first child had congenital abnormalities including heart and intestine issues. He passed away after six months. Can you please guide me to do what during this duration in order to stay safe ? I recite Quran regularly (Alhamdulillah), recite manzil and some good books also. Due to my condition I have been advised to have bed rest. Lying whole day all alone makes me frustrated and depressed. I feel so lazy I don't want to do anything and at times I feel so low. Kindly guide me some zikr that I should make.
What should be done with placenta?
Q: My wife and I Alhamdulillah are expecting the arrival of our first child and we do not know the sex. If it is a boy we chose the Name Ridhaa and if a Girl Liba. Are these names good names to keep? And also I want to find out what must be done with the afterbirth (placenta)?
Finding out the gender of the baby before birth
Q: Is it permitted to find out the sex of the baby before the baby is born?
Glycerin
Q: Is it permissible to clean a baby's mouth with glycerin?
Applying saffron on the head of a newborn child
Q: What is the status of applying saffron on the head of a newborn child. Is it 1) Sunnah 2) Mustahab 3) Permissible 4) Impermissible?
Making children wear black bangles
Q: I would like to know if black bangles are allowed for babies for protection or is it more a Hindu custom. The little knowledge I have it's not part of our Sunnah.
Tying black beads around a newborn baby's hands
Q: Please can you enlighten me if there is any significance in tying black beads around newborn babies hands to ward off nazar and the evil eye? If there isn't any significance then is there any action from the hadith that we can adopt to protect the child from evil eye and sihr?