*The newborn should be circumcised.
*One should remove the newborn child's hair and give out in charity what is equal to the weight of that hair. Some scholars say that the hadeeth regarding this is weak.
*One should congratulate the parents. Al-Hasan al-Basri, may Allah have mercy on him, used to say:
'Baraka Allah laka fe al-mo'hoob wa shaker-tol waahib wa balagha a'shod'dah, wa razaqta bir'ra-who.' Manners that Relate to Loaning Books *Loaning books is considered a method by which one spreads knowledge.
*One should thank the one who has loaned the books and supplicate Allah for him.
*One should not keep books for long periods of time while not needing them.
