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AQEEQAH, THE SUNNAH WAY

 THE DAILY ISLAMIC REMINDERS. Yawm Arba'a. 21st day of Swafar, 1445AH Wednesday, 6th September, 2023). *_AQEEQAH, THE SUNNAH WAY_*. BismilLah. 


Aqeeqah is a confirmed Sunnah. If the guardian of the child is capable of slaughtering two sheep for a baby boy and one sheep for a female child, he should do so. The Prophet said: “A baby is being pledged for his ‘Aqeeqah, sacrifice is made for him on the seventh day, his head is shaved, and a name is given to him.” If one cannot slaughter on the seventh day, one may slaughter on the fourteenth day, or on the twenty-first day. If one is not capable of doing so, then one may slaughter any time before the puberty of the child. After puberty, the person should slaughter for himself/herself.


The recommended acts related to the newborn baby are as follows: First, one proclaims the Azan (prayer call) in the baby's ear as narrated by Al-Tirmizi and Abu Daawud that Prophet Muhammad (Blessings and peace of ALLAH be upon him) proclaimed the Azan in the ear of Al Hassan right after Fatima gave birth to him. Al-Tirmizi said that this Hadith is a good and sound one and that this is applied among the Muslims. On the other hand, there is nothing in the Hadith that specifies the right ear from the left one. But it is a Sunnah to opt for the right side from everything as narrated by Al-Bukhari from the Hadith of Aishah that the Prophet Muhammad (Blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) preferred to start the right when putting on his shoes, cleaning himself and walking. So, the Azan in the right ear is more likable and some scholars believe so. Ibn Al Qayem in his book "The Masterpiece of the beloved person about the rules related to the new born baby" said that the Azan is proclaimed in the baby's right ear while the Iqaama is proclaimed in his left one. Ibn Al Qayem stated two Hadith about this matter. Secondly, as a Sunnah, one can also chew little date and then put it in the baby's mouth for Abu Musa's Hadith, which narrated in Al-Bukhari and Muslim's books of Hadith. Several scholars believe that this is likable and it is not peculiar to the Prophet (Blessings and peace of Allah be upon him). It is narrated that Al-Imam Ahmad did so to some of his children. The baby should be given a nice name. The baby's head should be clean shaved on his/her seventh day and the weight of the hair in silver should be given out as alms to poor people. The baby boy should be circumcised. I advise you all to read Ibn Al Qayim's book mentioned earlier as it is a good source in this matter. *_May ALLAH keep guiding us all and protect us from any satanic influences_*. Aameen.

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