Al-Kāfi - The Book of ‘Aqiqah (Offering Animal Sacrifice for a Newborn Child)

Al-Kāfi - The Book of ‘Aqiqah (Offering Animal Sacrifice for a Newborn Child) Chapter: ‘Aqiqah is not Equal to al-’Adhiyah (animal offered as sacrificial offering during al-Hajj) and it is Sufficient in Place of ‘Aqiqah َّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ أَحْ٠َّدٍ عَنِ الْعَبَّاسِ بْنِ ٠َعْرُوفٍ عَنْ صَفْوَانَ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْ٠َنِ بْنِ الْحَجَّاجِ عَنْ ٠َّاطِ قَالَ قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ( عليه السلا٠) إِنَّ أَصْحَابَنَا يَطْلُبُونَ الْعَقِيقَةَ إِذَا كَانَ إِبَّانُ تَقْدَ٠ُ الْأَعْرَابُ فَيَجِدُونَ الْفُحُولَةَ وَ إِذَا كَانَ غَيْرُ ذَلِكَ الْإِبَّانِ لَ٠ْ تُوجَدْ فَتَعِزُّ عَلَيْهِ٠َا هِيَ شَاةُ لَحْ٠َنْزِلَةِ الْأُضْحِيَّةِ يُجْزِئُ ٠ِنْهَا كُلُّ شَيْ‏ءٍ.

Anything is sufficient for it.’” جهول - Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi (Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (1/53))