Some Rulings Concerning the Newborn
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The honorable Shaykh! Is there a report that among the rulings concerning the newborn is shaving his hair and giving charity equal to its weight? And is there also a report regarding calling the adhan in one ear and the iqamah in the other?
As for the first, which is shaving the hair of the head, this is specific to the male and not the female. The female does not have her head shaved, and charity is given equal to the weight of the hair in silver—Meaning: or gold—and this is the correct view.
As for calling the adhan in his right ear when he is born, and the iqamah in the left ear, there are hadiths regarding this, but they are subject to scrutiny, and the iqamah is weaker than the adhan.
As for the first, which is shaving the hair of the head, this is specific to the male and not the female. The female does not have her head shaved, and charity is given equal to the weight of the hair in silver—Meaning: or gold—and this is the correct view.
As for calling the adhan in his right ear when he is born, and the iqamah in the left ear, there are hadiths regarding this, but they are subject to scrutiny, and the iqamah is weaker than the adhan.