Chapter 238
Remembrance 1 from Chapter 238
Context
IT IS MUSTAḤABB to give a stillborn baby a name, even if it is not known whether it is male or female. It should be given a name that is suitable both for a male and for a female, like Asmā’, Hind, Hunaydah, Kharījah, Ṭalḥah, ‘Umayrah, Zur‘ah, and so on. According to Imam al-Baghāwī, a miscarried foetus should be given a name because of the hadith reported about it, as others of our [Shāfi‘ī] colleagues said. According to our colleagues, if a newborn baby dies before being given a name, it should be given a name [afterwards].