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When a baby is born what is the procedure for Azaan and Iqaamt in the ear?

Published as Azaan and Iqaamah for newborn baby

· 29 Rabiʻ II 1435 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

When a baby is born what is the procedure for Azaan and Iqaamt in the ear?

Answer

After the baby is born, the baby should be cleaned and thereafter Azaan should be called in the right ear and thereafter Iqaamah in the left ear.

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

Answered by
Mufti Zakaria Makada
Checked & approved by
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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