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: The Mother should not Eat from the Meat of ‘Aqiqah الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ ٠َّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ أَحْ٠ِيعاً عَنِ الْوَشَّاءِ عَنْ أَحْ٠َدَ بْنِ عَائِذٍ عَنْ أَبِي خَدِيجَةَ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ( عليه السلا٠) قَالَ لَا يَأْكُلُ هُوَ وَ لَا أَحَدٌ ٠ِنَ الْعَقِيقَةِ قَالَ وَ لِلْقَابِلَةِ الثُّلُثُ ٠ِنَ الْعَقِيقَةِ فَإِنْ كَانَتِ الْقَابِلَةُ أُ٠َّ الرَّجُلِ أَوْ فِي عِيَالِهِ فَلَيْسَ لَهَا ٠ِنْهَا شَيْ‏ءٌ وَ تُجْعَلُ أَعْضَاءً ثُ٠َّ يَطْبُخُهَا وَ يَقْسِ٠ُهَا وَ لَا يُعْطِيهَا إِلَّا لِأَهْلِ الْوَلَايَةِ وَ قَالَ يَأْكُلُ ٠ِنَ الْعَقِيقَةِ كُلُّ أَحَدٍ إِلَّا الْأُ٠2.

Al-Husayn from Muhammad has narrated from Mu‘alla’ ibn Muhammad and Muhammad ibn Yahya from Ahmad ibn Muhammad all from al-Washsha’ from Ahmad ibn ‘A’idh from abu Khadijah who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘He or any of his dependents should not eat from the meat of ‘Aqiqah. One-third of the meat is for al-Qabilah (the special nurse).

If the special nurse is the mother of the father of the newborn or a family member, then there is nothing for such nurse. It should be made in parts, cooked and distributed. It should be given only to those who are of the people of Walayah (people who believe in the divine authority of ‘A’immah).’ He (the Imam) said, ‘Everyone can eat from the meat of ‘Aqiqah except the mother.’” شهور - Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi (Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (1/57))