Rights of the New Born baby

And We have enjoined on man (to be dutiful and good) to his parents. His mother bore him in weakness and hardship upon weakness and hardship, and his weaning is in two yearsGive thanks to Me and to your parents, unto Me is the final destinationAl-Quran-31:14

Entering the phase of motherhood is one of the most joyous times in a woman's life and also one
of the most trying: The anticipation and excitement of the first newborn baby in the family. You have purchased a crib, clothes, baby equipment; you have picked out names for the baby; and you have most definitely discussed the gender, predicting whether it will be a boy or a girl (or you may have already found out!) But are you really ready for this new trial in life? Let us seek guidance from the Quran and the Sunnah in order to prepare ourselves better for this joyous occasion Inshallah. The Prophet said, When any human being is born, Satan pinches the body with his two fingers, except 'Isa, the son of Maryam, whom Satan tried to pinch but failed, for he touched the placenta instead". (Sahih Bukhari 4:506) This is why the child cries at birth; Satan never leaves his enemy without harming it. To protect the faith and Islam of the newborn baby, who is now under attack by mankind's greatest enemy, the Messenger of Allah taught us about various things that we can do. did when a

The following brief points are intended to remind all people of what the Prophet child was born. Saying the Adhan

Abu Raf'i relates that, "I saw the Prophet give Adhan for the Prayer in the ear of al-Husayn ibn Ali when his mother Fatimah (Radhi'Allaahu Anhaa) gave birth to him." (Reported by Ahmad, Abu Daawood and At-Tirmidhi who declared it hasan) Tahneek Aaishah (Radhi'Allaahu Anhaa) reports, "New-born children used to be brought to the Messenger of Allah and he would supplicate for blessings for them, and rub a chewed date upon their palate." (Sahih Muslim) This is known as 'tahneek' in 'Arabic'. Tahneek is among those Sunan whose practice has become rare.

Aqeeqah & shaving the head The Aqeeqah ceremony essentially consists of two acts: the shaving of the hair from the head of a newborn baby, and the sacrifice of an animal. Ali (Radhi'Allaahu Anhu) reported that the Messenger of Allah slaughtered a goat on the occasion of Hasan's birth, the son of Fatimah (Radhi'Allaahu Anhaa) and Ali (Radhi'Allaahu Anhu) and said "Oh Fatimah! Shave the head of Hasan and pay silver equal to the weight of the hair as charity".(Sahih Sunan at-Tirmidhi 2:1226) It is reported by Abdullah bin al-As (Radhi'Allaahu Anhu) that the Prophet said, "To whomsoever a child is born and he wants to perform a sacrifice of Aqeeqah on behalf of it, he should sacrifice two goats for a boy and one goat for a girl". (Sunan Abu Dawood 2:2836) Tasmiyah (naming the child) It is from the teachings of the Messenger of Allah , that each member of the family be given a good name. Those who ask Allah to give them children should also ask Allah to make these children among the followers of the Prophet Muhammad and adherents to his Sunnah. It is an obligation upon the parents that their child be given a good name. Some Ahadith indicate that the child is to be named on the seventh day along with Aqeeqah. However, the Prophet also named children on the day of their birth, as proven by other narrations. There is no harm if the child is named before the seventh day, but if the naming has not been done, then the child should be named on the seventh day. Naming a child with a beautiful and honorable name is very important. The Prophet always chose names with good and beautiful meanings, even telling people to change their names if they had unpleasant meanings. Abu Wahab al-Jushamee (RadhiAllaahu Anhu) who was the Companion of the Prophet reported him as saying, Call yourselves by the names of the Prophets. The names dearest to Allah are Abdullah and Abdur Rahman, the truest are Harith (ploughman) and Hammam (energetic) and the worst are Harb (war) and Murrah (bitter)". (Sunan Abu Dawood 3: 4140) Ibn Umar (RadhiAllaahu Anhu) reported that Allah's Messenger changed the name of Aasiyah (disobedient) and said "You are Jameelah (good and beautiful).(Sahih Muslim 3:5332 & 4747 ) (This name should not to be confused with Asiya, the Muslim wife of the Pharaoh) Khitan - Circumcision Narrated Abu Hurairah (RadhiAllaahu Anhu), I heard the Prophet saying "Five practices are characteristic of the Fitrah: circumcision, shaving the pubic hair, cutting the moustache short, clipping the nails and depleting the hair of the armpits". (Sahih Bukhari 7:779)