Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad Question I’ve read this answer on the SeekersGuidance website about the sunnah of receiving a newborn baby. I have a baby coming in a few days in sha Allah and I need details about the following: When to do ‘Aqiqa and how and when to give adhan; how to name; […]

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question In various hadith, such as Sahih Muslim 6392 and 6393, it is said that on the 40th day, the angel goes to the developing human and decides his gender. I worry that this may be an inaccuracy, as it is a fact that gender is determined at conception. The […]

Question My husband married another woman, and he was preparing divorce papers for me, but I got pregnant, and now he says that he’s going to leave me after the baby’s birth. I already have a baby girl, and now I’m expecting again. My husband wants to divorce me at any cost, So my question […]

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question I have a question about a hadith found in the Musnad of Ahmad. The hadith can be found here. I read some hadiths mentioned in Bukhari about the resemblance of a child to either the mother or father, depending upon which fluid dominates. Some versions of the hadith say […]