Our Precious Sprouts – Islamic Regulations for Newborns pdf

Our Precious Sprouts – Islamic Regulations for Newborns by Muhammad Bin Mustafa Al-Jibaly

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OUR PRECIOUS SPROUTS – ISLAMIC REGULATIONS FOR NEWBORNS

Book Contents Sample

• PRELUDE
• Opening Sermon
• Our Mission: Purification and Cultivation
• Purification
  • Purifying Our Sources of Knowledge
  • Purifying Our Beliefs
  • Purifying Our Practices
• Cultivation
  • Becoming True Followers of the Salaf
  • Calling to the Pure Religion
  • Presenting the Is!amic Solution
• Conclusion
• PREFACE
• The Muslim Family
• This Book
• Acknowledgment
• PLANTING THE SEED
• Islam Encourages Having Children
• Procreation Is a Major Goal of Marriage
• A Child Is a Favor from Allah
• A Child Increases the Number of Muslims
• Good Soil Is Required for a Good Seed
• Reward for Having Children
• A Guaranteed Reward for True Believers
• Children Who Die Young
• Children Outliving Their Parents
• Invoking Allah’s Blessings and Protection
• Invoking Allah’s Blessings at Marriage
• Invoking Allah’s Protection at Intercourse
• EMERGENCE OF THE SPROUT
• Pregnant Women’s Cravings
• Exposure during Delivery
• Doctors and Nurses
• Video-Recording the Delivery
• The First Cry
• Condition for Inheritance
• Applauding the Newborn
• Announcing the Birth
• Congratulation
• Giving Presents
• Islam Prohibits Gender-Based Bias
• Submission to Allah’s Decree
• Disliking Girls Is a Quality of Extreme Ignorance
• Merits in Having Daughters
• Importance of Gratitude
• Gratitude is a Quality of the Messengers and Believers
• Most People Are Ungrateful
• Reward for Gratitude and Punishment for Ingratitude
• Gratitude for Having Children
• A Child Is a Great Favor from Allah
• Raising Children Gratefully
• 3. NAMING THE NEWBORN
• When to Name a Newborn
• Naming on the Seventh Day
• Naming Before the Seventh Day
• Conclusion
• Who Names the Child?
• Giving a Good Name
• Recommended Names
• Names of ‘Ubddiyyah
• Names with Realistic Meanings
• Names of the Prophet Muhammad
• Names of Other Prophets
• Names of Righteous People
• Ascribing the Child to the Father
• Ascribing the Child to His Father Is Mandatory
• Ascribing the Child to Other than His Father Is a Major Sin
• Illegitimate Children