Is it prescribed to name a miscarried fetus and one who dies after birth?
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Question:
A listener from Yemen sent a message saying: Is it obligatory for parents to name newborns who pass away shortly after birth, or are born dead, or are delivered as an unformed piece of flesh? Because I heard that they will be asked on the Day of Resurrection about their names and who named them. Is this true or not?
May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
Yes, it is prescribed for parents to name their children. If the fetus is miscarried after four months, after the soul has been breathed into it, whether it is miscarried alive or dead, it is named. This is the recommended practice (sunnah). Likewise, the girl is named, and the 'aqiqah is also recommended: two sacrificial animals for a male, and one sacrificial animal for a female, on the seventh day, whether the fetus is miscarried alive or dead after the soul has been breathed into it, meaning after four months. So the recommended practice (sunnah) is that it is named, and that the 'aqiqah is performed for the boy with two sheep, and for the girl with one sheep. This is the recommended practice (sunnah).
And they are called by their names on the Day of Resurrection, so it is prescribed for parents to name their children, whether they are male or female, just as the 'aqiqah is recommended for them. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
A listener from Yemen sent a message saying: Is it obligatory for parents to name newborns who pass away shortly after birth, or are born dead, or are delivered as an unformed piece of flesh? Because I heard that they will be asked on the Day of Resurrection about their names and who named them. Is this true or not?
May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
Yes, it is prescribed for parents to name their children. If the fetus is miscarried after four months, after the soul has been breathed into it, whether it is miscarried alive or dead, it is named. This is the recommended practice (sunnah). Likewise, the girl is named, and the 'aqiqah is also recommended: two sacrificial animals for a male, and one sacrificial animal for a female, on the seventh day, whether the fetus is miscarried alive or dead after the soul has been breathed into it, meaning after four months. So the recommended practice (sunnah) is that it is named, and that the 'aqiqah is performed for the boy with two sheep, and for the girl with one sheep. This is the recommended practice (sunnah).
And they are called by their names on the Day of Resurrection, so it is prescribed for parents to name their children, whether they are male or female, just as the 'aqiqah is recommended for them. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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