Head Shaving

Friday, 26 November 2010

My hair just before the shaving

My new look after all my hair is gone..

I know just how to cover it up.. HeHeHe.. I even have my

sun glasses ready just in case there are papparazis around.

How do i look with my hat on? No body can tell right?

Head shaving on the seventh day from birth is Sunna in Islam. Little Rania had her head clean shaven today. It is an exception for her to do it quite late since she was in the hospital for quite a long time. We were at first abit reluctant to do it, but as a muslim, i felt it was necessary as part of spiritual cleansing and plus it posed no harm at all.

Our Prophet's friend, Ibn Al-Qayem (Allah's mercy upon him) said about the benefit of shaving the newborn's hair: Shaving newborn's hair removes the weak hair so that stronger and firmer hair replaces it and it is beneficial for the head. In addition, it comforts the newborn and opens the head's skin openings. And most importantly is a strengthening of her eye sight, her sense of smell and hearing. Another source, although not backed by scientific data also suggested that newborn baby's hair are referred to as unclean and shaving it would enhance their brain development.

Then it is recommended to give a charity in a monetary form an equivalent to the price estimation of gold or silver equal in weight to the hair.

We ask Allah to protect us and our very own child from all evil and to keep her safe and sound in this world and in the hereafter. Amin!