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AL-KAFI #606: WAJIBKAH MENAMAKAN ANAK YANG GUGUR?
Is it obligatory to name a miscarried child who had not reached four months?
Short answer
Scholars differ on naming a miscarried foetus. The Hanafi school makes it obligatory for a child born showing signs of life, while the Shafii, Hanbali and Ibn Habib of the Maliki school regard it as recommended.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Al-Kafi li al-Fatawi
- Topic
- Marriage & Family
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Scholars differ on naming a miscarried foetus. The Hanafi school makes it obligatory for a child born showing signs of life, while the Shafii, Hanbali and Ibn Habib of the Maliki school regard it as recommended. In the Shafii view, naming is recommended if the foetus showed signs of life such as making a sound, crying or moving. If there were no such signs, naming is not recommended because it is not certain that the foetus had life.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Dalam isu tasmiah al-siqt (penamaan janin yang gugur), para ulama berbeza pandangan mengenai hukumnya.
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How to cite
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Federal Territories Mufti Office. “AL-KAFI #606: WAJIBKAH MENAMAKAN ANAK YANG GUGUR?”, 14 April 2017. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/881-al-kafi-606-wajibkah-menamakan-anak-yang-gugur. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/is-naming-a-miscarried-child-obligatory/