Newborns

• Q1 - Please brief me about aqeeqah of my 2 child's I have 1 daughter and a son. Please brief me ahkaam of aqiqah in detail or suggest me some readable resources for the above Thanks allot. 

  A - Aqiqah is to slaughter sheep or any other animal that is usually slaughtered on the seventh day of the childs birth to protect them from trials. It is not enough to pay the amount of the aqiqa, but it is okay to hire someone or give someone money to perform the sacrifice. It is mustahab to feed this meat to the momineen (believers). The family of the child should not eat from the meat. It is good to shave the head of the child and give the equivalent weight of the hair in sadaqa (charity)in gold or silver. If one is not able to do the aqiqah on the 7th it is still musthab on the father to do so until the child is baligh.

  
  
  

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