Giving a newborn baby a bath

Q: When a baby is born, and the azaan needs to be given, I have read in Kitabs that the baby needs to be bathed then azaan must be given. Is this a general bath to wash off the impurities or must you give the baby a ghusl bath?

A: The child should be given a bath and the entire body should be washed. The purpose of this ghusl is to cleanse the child and remove the impurity from the entire body.

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

 

Answered by:

Mufti Zakaria Makada

Checked & Approved:

Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)