Is the stillborn fetus shaved, named, and sacrificed for on the seventh day?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner asks: Is the fetus shaved and named on the seventh day, and is a sacrifice performed for it?
Answer:
The fetus is washed, shrouded, and the funeral prayer is performed for it if it reaches four months, and nothing is taken from it because it is dead. Shaving is for the living, as for the dead, it is not shaved. As for naming it, yes, it is named. As for sacrificing for it, yes, a sacrifice is performed for it. These are recommended practices.
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner asks: Is the fetus shaved and named on the seventh day, and is a sacrifice performed for it?
Answer:
The fetus is washed, shrouded, and the funeral prayer is performed for it if it reaches four months, and nothing is taken from it because it is dead. Shaving is for the living, as for the dead, it is not shaved. As for naming it, yes, it is named. As for sacrificing for it, yes, a sacrifice is performed for it. These are recommended practices.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3436/1248] هل يُحلق السقط ويُسمّى ويُعقّ عنه في اليوم السابع؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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