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Shaving the child’s head and giving the
weight of the hair in silver in charity
Because the Prophet (S.A.W) said to Faatimah, when she gave
birth to al-­‐Hasan: “Shave his head and give the weight of his hair
in silver in charity to the poor.”
Naming the infant
It is permissible to name him on the first day, or on the third day,
up the seventh day, because the Prophet (S.A.W) said: “A boy
was born to me last night and I have named him after my father
Ibraaheem.” The parents have to choose a good name for their
newborn.
Rulings on ‘aqeeqah
The ‘aqeeqah is the sacrifice that is offered on behalf of the
newborn on the seventh day after birth.
It is a confirmed Sunnah (Sunnah mu’akkadah) because of the
words and actions of the Prophet (S.A.W). With regard to his
words, it was narrated by al-­‐Bukhaari in his Saheeh that Salmaan
al-­‐Dabbi said: The Messenger of Allaah (S.A.W) said: “When a
child is born, ‘aqeeqah should be offered, so shed blood on his
behalf and remove the dirt from him.”
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With regard to his actions, in the hadeeth of Ibn ‘Abbaas it says
that the Messenger of Allaah (S.A.W) offered ‘aqeeqah on behalf
of al-­‐Hasan and al-­‐Husayn, one ram for each. And the Messenger
of Allaah (S.A.W) said: “Every child is held in pledge for his
‘aqeeqah which should be sacrificed on his behalf on the seventh
day, when he should be given his name and his head should be
shaved.”
Timing of the ‘aqeeqah
Imam Ahmad said: (The ‘aqeeqah) should be sacrificed on the
seventh day; if it is not done then, it should be done on the
fourteenth day; and if it is not done then, it should be done on
the twenty-­‐first day.
How it is done
Two sheep should be offered as ‘aqeeqah for a boy and one
sheep for a girl, because of the hadeeth of ‘Aa’ishah (R.A) who
said: The Messenger of Allaah (S.A.W) said: “Two similar sheep
for a boy and one sheep for a girl.”
According to another report: The Messenger of Allaah (S.A.W)
instructed us to offer ‘aqeeqah, for a girl one sheep and for a boy
two sheep. What is meant by “similar” is that they should be
equal in age, type, gender and fatness. One matter to which
attention must be paid when offering ‘aqeeqah for the newborn
is that no bone of the animal should be broken, whether when
distributing it or when eating it, because of the report narrated
from Ja‘far ibn Muhammad from his father, and also from
‘Aa’ishah, according to which the Prophet (S.A.W) said concerning
the ‘aqeeqah offered by Faatimah on behalf of al-­‐Hasan and
al-­‐Husayn: “Let them send a leg to the midwife, and eat and give
to others, but do not break any bone of it.” And he used to say:
“Cut it into portions but do not break any bone.” Portions here
means limbs.