The Imam -asws said: ‘It is not necessary for one who cannot find anything.
The Imam -asws said: ‘It is not necessary for one who cannot find anything.’ [24] مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ مُصَدِّقِ بْنِ صَدَقَةَ عَنْ عَمَّارِ بْنِ مُوسَى عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ الْعَقِيقَةِ عَنِ الْمَوْلُودِ كَيْفَ هِيَ قَالَ إِذَا أَتَى لِلْمَوْلُودِ سَبْعَةُ أَيَّامٍ يُسَمَّى بِالِاسْمِ الَّذِي سَمَّاهُ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ بِهِ ثُمَّ يُحْلَقُ رَأْسُهُ وَ يُتَصَدَّقُ بِوَزْنِ شَعْرِهِ ذَهَباً أَوْ فِضَّةً وَ يُذْبَحُ عَنْهُ كَبْشٌ وَ إِنْ لَمْ يُوجَدْ كَبْشٌ أَجْزَأَهُ مَا يُجْزِئُ فِي الْأُضْحِيَّةِ وَ إِلَّا فَحَمَلٌ أَعْظَمُ مَا يَكُونُ مِنْ حُمْلَانِ السَّنَةِ وَ يُعْطَى الْقَابِلَةَ رُبُعُهَا وَ إِنْ لَمْ تَكُنْ قَابِلَةٌ فَلِأُمِّهِ تُعْطِيهَا مَنْ شَاءَتْ وَ تُطْعِمُ مِنْهُ عَشَرَةً مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ فَإِنْ زَادُوا فَهُوَ أَفْضَلُ وَ تَأْكُلُ مِنْهُ وَ الْعَقِيقَةُ لَازِمَةٌ إِنْ كَانَ غَنِيّاً أَوْ فَقِيراً إِذَا أَيْسَرَ وَ إِنْ لَمْ يَعُقَّ عَنْهُ حَتَّى ضَحَّى عَنْهُ فَقَدْ أَجْزَأَتْهُ الْأُضْحِيَّةُ وَ قَالَ إِنْ كَانَتِ الْقَابِلَةُ يَهُودِيَّةً لَا تَأْكُلُ مِنْ ذَبِيحَةِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ أُعْطِيَتْ قِيمَةَ رُبُعِ الْكَبْشِ Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad, who from Ahmad ibn al-Hassan ibn Ali, who from ‘Abd Allah ibn ‘Amir ibn Saad, who from Musaddiq ibn Sadaqah, who from ‘Ammar ibn Musa, who has said the following: “I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah -asws about ‘Aqiqah and a newborn.
The Imam -asws has stated this Hadith. ‘When a child is seven days old a name with which Allah -azwj has named him (the newborn) must be given to him, then his head must be shaved and equal to the weight of his hairs gold or silver should be given in charity. A ram should be slaughtered, and if a ram is not available then whatever is sufficient for an animal offering during aI-Hajj is sufficient for ‘Aqiqah. If this is not available then a lamb of the same year is sufficient.
AI-Qabilah (the special nurse, doctor who helps in labour) should be given one-fourth of the meat thereof. If there is no al-Qabilah then it is up to the mother to whomever she wants to give and ten Muslims (people of Wilayat, see ref. 30) should be fed. If there are more than ten it is better.