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Is the congratulation specific to male newborns?
وهل التَّهنئة خاصَّة بالمولود الذَّكر؟
Question
Is the congratulation specific to male newborns?
السؤال (بالعربية)
وهل التَّهنئة خاصَّة بالمولود الذَّكر؟
Official Transcript (English)
Congratulations are for both male and female newborns; it is not permissible to restrict congratulations to males. In the pre-Islamic period of ignorance (Jahiliyyah), they used to congratulate for a male child and not a female.
الجواب الكامل (باللغة العربية)
التَّهنئة تكون للمولود الذَّكر والأنثى، فلا يجوز تخصيص الذَّكر بالتَّهنئة، وكانوا في الجاهليَّة يهنئون بالذَّكر دون الأنثى.
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