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Q. If a woman remarried and adopts a female baby and breast feeds her. Does the adopted father become her mahram too? A. If a couple adopts a child and the wife breastfeeds the adopted child under the age of two years, the adopted child becomes Mahram to the wife and the husband. The same… read more »
Q. How should one give Azaan in the ears of a new born baby? A. When a child is born, the Azaan and Iqaamah should be called out in the ears of a child. The Azaan should be called out in the right ear of the child and the Iqaamah should be called out in… read more »
Q. Is it permissible to find out the gender of a baby before it is born? A. There is no harm in finding out the gender of a baby before it is born. It is permissible to do so. Allah Ta’ala Knows Best Mufti Ismaeel Bassa Original Source Link
Q. Alhumdulillah, Allah has blessed me with a baby girl. I have decided to breastfeed my baby and not bottle-feed my baby. Can I breastfeed my baby during the Month of Ramadaan whilst fasting? Will breastfeeding my child whilst fasting during the Month of Ramadaan nullify my fast? A. It is permissible for a woman… read more »
Q. My baby was born at six and a half Months pre-mature. I am visiting my baby at the hospital every day. Do I have to wait for my baby to be discharged from the hospital and then do Aqeeqah and then shave my baby’s hair? Of course, my baby’s hair cannot be shaven now…. read more »
Q. Is there any basis for the famous practice of cutting the hand nails starting from the index finger of the right hand and finishing on the thumb of the left hand? In addition to the cutting of the toe nails starting from the baby toe of the right foot and ending on the baby… read more »
Assalamualaikum, I am from Bangladesh. Working as a government servant of Bangladesh. I have a daughter aged 4 month 27 days. Meanwhile, my wife got pregnant of 7 weeks 1 day (according to date 30 January 2020). The symptoms of her pregnancy are very tragic which also prevail in her first baby. She has not… read more »
Q. Does the vomit of an exclusively breast fed baby make the clothing soiled and does it have to be washed before salaah? A. In the case of a breastfeeding child’s vomit, if the child has vomited less than a mouthful, the vomit will be pure and it will not be necessary to wash it… read more »
Q. Please advise as to the permissibility of breastfeeding a 10 month old baby while pregnant. What is the islamic ruling on this? A. There is no prohibition in Islam for a women to breastfeed during pregnancy. Hence, it will be permissible for you to breastfeed your tenth Month old baby during pregnancy. (Shaami 6/429)… read more »
Q. I will be having a caesarean at hospital and my husband will only be allowed for 1 hour in the hospital. When my baby is born and my husband is not allowed in the hospital, can I, as the mother, give the Azaan in my baby’s ears? How do I do it? A. In… read more »