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    The hadiths discuss two times for naming a newborn child - either on the seventh day after birth or on the day of birth itself. Some hadiths mention the Prophet Muhammad ordering children to be named on the seventh day after removing any harm and performing a sacrifice. Other hadiths describe the Prophet naming children on the day they were born. Therefore, Islamically it is flexible to name a child either on their birth day or delayed until the seventh day, as both are acceptable. However, the seventh day is considered the recommended time since it is explicitly mentioned in hadiths as the Prophet's words, whereas birth day namings report his actions.

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    The hadiths discuss two times for naming a newborn child - either on the seventh day after birth or on the day of birth itself. Some hadiths mention the Prophet Muhammad ordering children to be named on the seventh day after removing any harm and performing a sacrifice. Other hadiths describe the Prophet naming children on the day they were born. Therefore, Islamically it is flexible to name a child either on their birth day or delayed until the seventh day, as both are acceptable. However, the seventh day is considered the recommended time since it is explicitly mentioned in hadiths as the Prophet's words, whereas birth day namings report his actions.

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    When To Name The Child

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    The hadiths discuss two times for naming a newborn child - either on the seventh day after birth or on the day of birth itself. Some hadiths mention the Prophet Muhammad ordering children to be named on the seventh day after removing any harm and performing a sacrifice. Other hadiths describe the Prophet naming children on the day they were born. Therefore, Islamically it is flexible to name a child either on their birth day or delayed until the seventh day, as both are acceptable. However, the seventh day is considered the recommended time since it is explicitly mentioned in hadiths as the Prophet's words, whereas birth day namings report his actions.

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    When to Name the Child

    Source: http://www.babynames4muslims.com/

    The ahaadeeth about when the child is to be named fall into two classes:

    (1) Those which mention naming the child on the seventh day after the birth. Like the
    hadeeth of Samurah - radiyallaahu 'anhu - who said: Allah's Messenger said: And the
    hadeeth that the Messenger ordered that the child be named on the seventh day, that the
    harm be removed from him and the sacrifice (the 'Aqeeqah) be performed.

    (2) And those which indicate naming the child on the day of its birth.

    From these is the hadeeth of Anas-radiyallaahu 'anhu who said: Allah's Messenger (peace
    be upon him) said: Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) also named 'Abdullaah ibn
    Abee Taihah, another baby was brought to him after birth and he called it al-Mundhir
    and there are many examples like this.

    So from the previous ahaadeeth we can see that the time for giving the name is something
    flexible - and all praise and thanks are for Allah - so it may be named on the day of the
    birth, or delayed until the seventh day after birth - just as it is allowed between the two
    and later on. However, the time when it is recommended to name the child is the seventh
    day after the birth since that occurs in the words of the Prophet (peace be upon him) and
    so it is taken to be a recommendation, and the ahadeeth mentioning the day of its birth
    report the Prophet's action - and are, therefore, taken to show & what is permissible.

    For a Large collection of Islamic Names Click here  Muslim Baby Names

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