Pregnancy and Parenting

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?

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.

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)?

Q: Is it permitted to find out the sex of the baby before the baby is born?

Q: Is it permissible to clean a baby's mouth with glycerin?

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?

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.

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?

Q: Is 4D scans permissible or not for diagnostic purposes?

Q: I would like to know what is the Islamic ruling of elder members in the family going against a parents rules for her child, out in the open as well as behind the parents back?