Pregnancy and Parenting

Q: Is it permissible to find out the gender of the child before it is born? What if not then can you please provide a brief explanation?

Q: We have had a new baby boy and I would like to enquire on the sunnah of shaving the baby's head. Is it necessary to shave the head clean with a blade or would it suffice to use the machine?

Q: Is it gunaah if I gave my property to 2 of my children an not the other 2?

Q: I am 7 months pregnant and suffer from backaches and leg pains. Will it be permissible for me to sit and read salaah when the pain is very severe?

Q: In Islam, it is recommended to have many kids and offspring, but, the increase in population is also a sign of the coming of the day of judgement, so does this not contradict? A good command which represents the coming of bad days?

Q:

1. My wife is pregnant so she goes for ultrasound every month (because there is a little problem with pregnancy so doctors want to keep there eyes on it). Every time we go for ultrasound the dr ask us if we know the gender of the baby but I always tell them we don't want to know because this is blessing from Allah so boy or girl doesn't make a different as long as it's healthy but now somebody told my wife that it is ok to know the gender before birth so now she want's to know it which I totally don't agree. Please tell me if it permissible in Islam or not because it's a blessing from Allah?
2. Once one find out that she's pregnant then until what time they can share the bed or we should stop as soon we find out what does Islam says about these two things please tell us?

Q: Alhamdulliah Allah Ta'ala blessed me with two daughters. What is my duty and responsibility to them. What are the things a father needs to teach a child?

Q: I am one month away from giving birth. Does Surah Maryam help to ease labour? What else can I read for a healthy baby, easy labour and at time of labour? Also have been told to eat a lot of dates. Please advise if there is any truth to Surah Maryam recitation and eating dates.

Q: I'm very sorry, but this is quite a long message. I was wondering if you could spend a moment reading this and make clear for me an issue that I have insha’Allah.  It has been troubling me for a long time and is causing me great distress.  I just feel I need to explain where I’m coming from with this and feel you would better be suited to give me an answer, based on a more detailed explanation. 

I believe I try to be a just person and feel people should be treated fairly, and I would like to know if I am doing right by my situation detailed below. 

I know this is quite long, but I would be very grateful if you could answer  me I just don't know where to go for this.

Q: Is it fardh to bury the placenta (afterbirth)? Or can one just dispose of it in any other way?