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Abuses of the People of Lūṭ
ii. You will be summoned on the Day of Judgment with
your names and those of your fathers, so, allot good
names. (Abū Dāwūd, pp. 374, vol. 4, Ḥadīš 4948)
Ṣadr-ush-Sharī’aĥ, Badr-uṭ-Ṭarīqaĥ Shaykh ‘Allāmaĥ
Maulānā Mufti Amjad ‘Alī A’ẓamī ۡ
writes in
this context, ‘A child should be given a good name. In
India there are certain people whose names have no
meanings or have adverse meanings; such names should
be avoided.
It is recommended to name the children on the sacred
names of Prophets
, companions ۡ of
the Holy Prophet ٖ
, Tābi’īn and the pious
saints of Islam; there is a good hope that the blessing of
these holy names will benefit the child.’ (Baĥār-e-Sharī’at, pp.
653, vol. 3)
An infant who is born living or born dead, whether it is
intact or not, he should be allotted a name because, on the
Judgment Day, he will be resurrected. (Durr-e-Mukhtār, pp.
153-154, vol. 3 - Baĥār-e-Sharī’at, pp. 841, vol. 1)
Therefore foetus of missed abortion should also be named,
it is also mentioned on page 17 of the book ‘Awlād kay
Ḥuqūq’ published by Maktaba-tul-Madina, ‘Name the
foetus even if it is lost premature otherwise it will be a
complainant in the court of Allah .’ It has been stated
by Prophet Muhammad ٖ
, ‘Allot name to
an immature foetus, Almighty Allah will increase
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