How do you say congratulations when a baby is born in Islam? Well we can say “Mabrouk!” meaning congratulations. We also make du'a and ask for blessings.
The Shahadah is usually said a few times each day. It is said at birth as the first words a baby hears, and Muslims aim for these to be the last words they say before death. The Shahadah forms the foundation of the other four pillars.
There is nothing wrong with your offering supplication for the newborn baby by saying, “May Allah make her righteous, and make her grow in a good manner, and make her kind to her parents.”
It is sunnah to perform aqiqah on the seventh day after a child is born. Samurah narrated that the Prophet ﷺ said, “The boy is held in pledge by his aqiqah; slaughtering should be done for him on the seventh day, he should be given a name, and his head should be shaved.”
Within the Muslim community, the practice of prelacteal feeds, or tahneek, is performed soon after the baby is born and before initiation of breastfeeding. A softened date is rubbed into the infant's upper palate by a respected member of the family in hopes that attributes of this individual will transfer to the child.
For Muslims the period of postnatal seclusion traditionally lasts 40 days. The religious rituals are performed on the 40th day and these include shaving the child's head, as a vaginal birth is considered unclean. This act permits, what is considered, the growth of 'new' and 'clean' hair [33].
Bless us richly with health, happiness and laughter. I am deeply grateful for this child and for all that this child represents in my life. My experience of life and my contribution to the world is changed forever and I am grateful. Thank you, God.
Righteous God, I thank You for this newborn baby. I pray for great things in this infant's life because You know the plans that You have for my child, plans to prosper and not to harm him. I thank You because I know that the plans that You have made are to give my child hope and a future.
“May Allah bless you in His gift to you, may you give thanks to the giver of this gift, may the child reach the maturity of years, and may you be granted its righteousness.”
Muslims celebrate the birth of a baby in a ceremony called Aqiqah. Aqiqah is performed seven days after a baby is born. If Aqiqah can't be done on the seventh day after the baby is born, it should be done on the 14th day, or the 21st day, or the 28th day and so on.
Imam al-Nawawi stated in al-Majmu': It is sunnah to shave the hair of a newborn baby on the seventh day. Our madhhab stated that it is also sunnah to give in charity the equivalent weight in gold of the weight of the baby's hair.
Transliteration: “Ash-hadu an la ilaha illa Allah, Wa ash-hadu anna Muhammadan Rasulu-Allah.” Translation: “I bear witness that there is no God but God (Allah – i.e. there is none worthy of worship but Allah), and Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah.”
Liqaa'aat al-Baab il-Maftooh (86/question no. 17). To sum up: Caesarean section should not be resorted to except in cases of necessity, when natural childbirth is not possible, or it poses a danger to the mother or the child. And Allaah knows best.
تهانينا. Congratulations on your new arrival! تهانينا على مولودك الجديد!
The literal meaning of Mashallah is "God has willed it", in the sense of "what God has willed has happened"; it is used to say something good has happened, used in the past tense. Inshallah, literally "if God has willed", is used similarly but to refer to a future event.
مبروك (“mabrouk”) is the Arabic word for “Congratulations.” This word also means “bless” or “grace” (the root of the word is “baraka,” meaning blessing), and is one of the most commonly used words in the language. Meanwhile, تَهَانِي (“tahani”) is another common word used for congratulations or best wishes.
The first practice to do is to call the Athaan in the ear of the baby, so that the first words that the baby hears is the name of Allah, and the Kalimah (There is no god but Allah, Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah).
In the Islamic religion, the sacred months or inviolable months are four months of the Islamic calendar (Dhu al-Qadah, Dhu'l-Hijjah, Muharram and Rajab). Fighting is forbidden during these months except in response to aggression.
DURATION OF BREASTFEEDING
Following the teachings of the Quran, Muslim mothers often aim to breastfeed their babies until the age of two years. This refers to the Islamic months—the lunar year—so it will be approximately 22 days before the child reaches his/her second birthday.
The shaving off the hair is considered to be a gesture of purification from the previous yonis and freedom from the past. Some also believe that shaving off head helps in stimulating proper growth of the nerves and brain. Mundan also helps in keeping the baby's head cool during the hot weather.