Who has the right to name the newborn
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Question:
Is naming the newborn the right of the husband or the wife?
Answer:
It is the right of his father. Naming the newborn is the right of the father. It is a right of the newborn upon his father that he choose for him a good name, that he circumcise him, and that he slaughter the 'aqiqah (sacrifice for a newborn) on his behalf: two sheep for a male and one sheep for a female. These are among the rights of the newborn upon his father. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Is naming the newborn the right of the husband or the wife?
Answer:
It is the right of his father. Naming the newborn is the right of the father. It is a right of the newborn upon his father that he choose for him a good name, that he circumcise him, and that he slaughter the 'aqiqah (sacrifice for a newborn) on his behalf: two sheep for a male and one sheep for a female. These are among the rights of the newborn upon his father. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 26 من 26/تعليق على كتاب تفسير آيات من القرآن الكريم/الهداية بمشيئة الله/صالح الفوزان/التفسير — youtube.com (59:43)
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