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Obligatory and mustahabb Acts upon the Birth of a Baby

Rules of the Newborn

When a baby is born to us, what are the mustahabb and obligatory acts to do? I heard that one would say adhan...

Q: When a baby is born to us, what are the mustahabb and obligatory acts to do? I heard that one would say adhan in his / her right ear, etc. Would you explain that in detail?

A: There are certain manners and etiquettes to be adopted at the birth some of which are obligatory and others are mustahabb.

The obligatory one is circumcision for a male baby which is recommended to be done on the 7th day. There are many mustahabb and here are some of them:

1- Bathing the baby at birth provided it is not harmful.
2- Saying adhan in his / her right ear and iqamah in the left one.
3- Smearing the baby’s palate with water from the Euphrates river and soil from the shrine of Imam Hussein (a.s.).
4- Naming the baby a good name and it is preferable to give him the names of the Prophets (pbuh&hh), their executors and those names that indicate servitude to Allah.
5- Arranging for a banquet (walimah) upon birth.
6- Slaughtering an ‘aqiqah animal which is recommended to be on the seventh day.
7- It is mustahabb to shave baby’s head from the seventh day on and giving gold or silver, that equals the shaved hair in weight, in charity.

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