Fatwa #398967 July 2019Pakistan
Procedure for Naming a Child
Question
Is there A Sunnah regarding the procedure of naming a baby. Like saying the Aazaan before naming him then saying we have named u so and so?
Answer
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.
There is no sunnah procedure for naming a child.
Refer to #30558 for some guidelines on what to do when a child is born.
And Allah Ta‘ālā Knows Best.
Lutfi Alam
Student, Darul Iftaa
New York, USA
Checked and Approved by:
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.