Sunan and manners about ‘Aqeeqah

٭  The Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم has said: A boy is pawned for his ‘Aqeeqah. An animal be slaughtered on his behalf on the seventh day, he be given a name and his head be shaved. (Sunan-ut-Tirmizi, vol. 3, pp. 177, Hadees 1527)

٭ Being ‘pawned’ means that one will not be able to acquire full benefit from him until ‘Aqeeqah is performed. Moreover, few Muhaddiseen have said that wellbeing, upbringing and good qualities of a child are associated with ‘Aqeeqah. (Bahar-e-Shari’at, vol. 3, pp. 354)

٭ An animal slaughtered for paying gratitude on the birth of a child is called ‘Aqeeqah. (Bahar-e-Shari’at, vol. 3, pp. 355)

٭ Slaughter 2 goats in the ‘Aqeeqah of son, and 1 she-goat in the ‘Aqeeqah of daughter. That is, it is better to slaughter male animals for boy and female for girl. However if she-goats are sacrificed for boy in his ‘Aqeeqah and a male-goat is sacrificed for girl in her ‘Aqeeqah, there is no harm in it. (Bahar-e-Shari’at, vol. 3, pp. 357)

٭ Share for ‘Aqeeqah may be included in the ritual sacrifice of a camel etc.

٭ To perform ‘Aqeeqah is neither Fard nor Wajib. It is only a Sunnat-e-Mustahabbah. (If one’s financial condition allow him, he should perform it. Still, there is no sin if he does not do. However, the one not performing it will be deprived of the reward.) It is strictly impermissible for a                poor person to borrow money on Riba (interest) to perform ‘Aqeeqah. (Islami Zindagi, pp. 27)

٭ If a child has passed away before he reaches the age of seven days, and his ‘Aqeeqah had not been performed, this will not affect his ability of intercession etc. as he has passed away before the time of ‘Aqeeqah. However, if the child whose time of ‘Aqeeqah approached i.e. the child is 7 days old, and the parents are capable of performing the ‘Aqeeqah but they do not perform it without any valid reason, then the child will not be