{"id":6169,"date":"2024-07-10T07:42:33","date_gmt":"2024-07-10T07:42:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/al-mawrid.org\/questions-en\/2024\/07\/10\/aqiqah\/"},"modified":"2024-07-10T07:42:33","modified_gmt":"2024-07-10T07:42:33","slug":"aqiqah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/al-mawrid.org\/questions-en\/aqiqah\/","title":{"rendered":"Aqiqah"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Question<\/h3>\n<p>What is the status of the \u2018Aqiqah.  Actually, my sister-in-law has been blessed with a baby girl. Now she  is staying at her mother\u2019s place for the time being. So who will perform  this \u2018Aqiqah. Her mother wants to do this here on the 7th day. Kindly clarify how we should go about it as per the directives of Islam.<\/p>\n<h3>Answer<\/h3>\n<p>\u2018Aqiqah  in its origin is a name for custom among the Arabs in the time of the  Prophet (sws). In this custom, an animal was sacrificed and its blood  poured upon the child\u2019s head, after which, the child\u2019s head was shaved.  It was believed that till such an act was performed upon the child, the  child remained prone to calamities and sufferings. <\/p>\n<div>When  the Prophet (sws) was asked about this custom, he is reported to have  replied that he did not approve of it. He dissuaded people from  observing the referred custom. Nevertheless, he encouraged the father of  a newly born child to offer sacrifice as a show of gratitude and  thankfulness towards their Lord, for blessing him with a child. Over the  years, this custom of sacrificing came to be known as \u2018Aqiqah. <\/div>\n<div>If  you want to offer sacrifice as a token of gratitude to the Almighty you  may proceed. There is no restriction on the matter of who offers it.  You can sacrifice any kind of animal which is not declared prohibited.  Of course, sacrificing an animal is not the only way to show gratitude  to the Almighty; one can adopt other ways. Moreover, shaving the baby\u2019s  head has no basis. One may do so for hygienic reasons but one is not  required by Islam to do so. <\/div>\n<p><strong>Answered by:<\/strong> Tariq Mahmood Hashmi<\/p>\n<p><strong>Date:<\/strong> 2014-12-08<\/p>\n<button class=\"simplefavorite-button\" data-postid=\"6169\" data-siteid=\"1\" data-groupid=\"1\" data-favoritecount=\"0\" style=\"\">Favorite <i class=\"sf-icon-star-empty\"><\/i><\/button>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is the status of the \u2018Aqiqah.  Actually, my sister-in-law has been blessed with a baby girl. Now she  is staying at her mother\u2019s place for the time being. So who will perform  this \u2018Aqiqah. Her mother wants to do this here on the 7th day. 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