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Naming the child

By Mufti Taqi Usmani It is the infant’s vested right to be honoured with a good name. When choosing a name for the child, it should be done with the intention that the child will be blessed with the barakah of that name. Here are some Ahadeeth to show the importance of selecting a good and correct name: Ibne Umar (RA) relates Rasoolullah (Sallallaahu Álayhi Wasallam) as saying: “Truly, the most loved of your names by Allah are Abdullah and

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Dua for children

Dua for Children, as they return back to school soon Our Lord, keep our beloved children, our gifts from You, under Your perfect protection. Keep them safe from all harm: known and unknown, visible and invisible. Cover them with Your mercy and envelope them with Your light. Illuminate them so that they may be beacons of hope in their communities. Help them to be good company and to be in good company – to have friends that help them and

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Reprimanding Children

“Nowadays parents refrain from reprimanding their children as they deem them to be very little. However, if a child does an action which is considered bad from a deeni and worldly perspective, it is then Fardh upon the parents to reprimand such a child. This is because there is a high possibility, the child will grow older and inculcate this bad behaviour into their lives. The sin for this bad habit will then fall upon the parents.” Mufti Taqi Usmani

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Meaning of I’tikaf

“The original meaning of i’tikāf was to devote oneself and focus oneself on something to the exclusion of everything else. Ramaḍān is a form of iʿtikāf for the entire month. We should treat the whole of ramadan as a spiritual retreat where we devote ourselves to, and focus on, the ibaadah of Allah to the exclusion of everything else.” Shaykh Riyadh ul Haq #Ramadan #Ramadanquotes Ramadan Quotes

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