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camel) is used for Aqeeqa, then two shares will be taken for a male and one for a<br />
female. The hair of the head is then shaved. Silver, equal to the weight of the shaved<br />
hair, is also given in charity. However, this is not compulsory.<br />
MAS'ALAH No. 3: Aqeeqa is performed on the seventh day of the birth of a child. If not<br />
done on the seventh day, then, whenever it is done, it should be the seventh day, e.g. if<br />
the child was born on a Friday, then Aqueeqa should he performed on the following<br />
Thursday (the 7th day after birth). If it is not performed on this Thursday, then any<br />
other Thursday.<br />
MAS'ALAH No. 4: That animal, which is not permissible for Qurbani, is also not<br />
permissible for Aqeeqa. Requirements for the animals of Qurbani and Aqeeqa are the<br />
same.<br />
MAS'ALAH No. 5: It is permissible to distribute the meat of an animal of Aqeeqa raw or<br />
cooked, and can also be served to guests.<br />
MAS'ALAH No. 6: If one does not possess sufficient money, then it is permissible for<br />
such a person to sacrifice only one goat for a male child. There is no harm if Aqeeqa is<br />
not performed provided one does not have the means for Aqeeqa.<br />
MAS'ALAH No. 7: Before sacrificing the animal (for Aqeeqa), the following Du'aa may he<br />
recited:<br />
Which means "O' Allah I sacrifice this animal in Thy name as a sadqa for my child in<br />
substitution blood for blood, flesh for flesh, bones for bones, skin for skin and hair for<br />
hair. O' Allah accept this sacrifice for the protection of my child from Hell.<br />
If the Aqeeqa is for girl then in place of and mention the name of the child boy or girl at<br />
this point.<br />
Du’aa for slaughtering: Lay the throat of the animal towards the Qibla and recite:<br />
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