‘On the seventh day from birth offer ‘Aqiqah, shave the head of the child and give in charity an equivalent amount of silver to that of weight of his hairs and cut the meat of ‘Aqiqah without breaking any bones, then cook the meat and invite a group of Muslims to be served.’ [20] وَ عَنْهُ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ حَمَّادِ بْنِ عُدَيْسٍ عَنْ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ عَمَّارٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ قُلْتُ لَهُ بِأَيِّ ذَلِكَ نَبْدَأُ قَالَ تَحْلِقُ رَأْسَهُ وَ تَعُقُّ عَنْهُ وَ تَصَدَّقُ بِوَزْنِ شَعْرِهِ فِضَّةً وَ يَكُونُ ذَلِكَ فِي مَكَانٍ وَاحِدٍ Hassan bin Hamad bin Udais has narrated from Ishaq bin Ammar who has said the following: “I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah -asws , ‘What should we do first?’ The Imam -asws said, ‘First shave his head, then offer ‘Aqiqah and give in charity of silver equal to the weight of his hairs, All of this should be done in one place.
[21] Aqiqah for Boys or Girls is the Same عِدَّةٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ عَنْ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنْ سَمَاعَةَ قَالَ سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ الْعَقِيقَةِ فَقَالَ فِي الذَّكَرِ وَ الْأُنْثَى سَوَاءٌ A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ibn Khalid from ‘Uthman ibn ‘Isa from Sama’ah who has said the following: ‘I once asked him -asws (the Imam -asws ), about Aqiqah and the Imam -asws replied: ‘It is the same for both babyboy and babygirl.” [22] أَبُو عَلِيٍّ الْأَشْعَرِيُّ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْجَبَّارِ وَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ عَنِ الْفَضْلِ بْنِ شَاذَانَ جَمِيعاً عَنْ صَفْوَانَ عَنْ مَنْصُورِ بْنِ حَازِمٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ الْعَقِيقَةُ فِي الْغُلَامِ وَ الْجَارِيَةِ سَوَاءٌ Abu Ali al-Ash’ariy has narrated from Muhammad ‘Abd al-Jabbar and Muhammad ibn ‘Ismail has narrated from al-Fadl ibn Shadhan, all Safwan from Mansur ibn Hazim who has said the following: ‘Abu’ Abd Allah -asws has said.
“Aqiqah for boys and girls is the same.’ [23] Aqiqah is not Obligatory on Poor Parents but Once One is Able عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ صَالِحِ بْنِ أَبِي حَمَّادٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَبِي حَمْزَةَ عَنْ صَفْوَانَ عَنْ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ عَمَّارٍ قَالَ سَأَلْتُ أَبَا الْحَسَنِ ع عَنِ الْعَقِيقَةِ عَلَى الْمُوسِرِ وَ الْمُعْسِرِ فَقَالَ لَيْسَ عَلَى مَنْ لَا يَجِدُ شَيْءٌ Ali ibn Muhammad has narrated from Salih ibn abu Hammad, who from Muhammad ibn abu Hamzah, who from Safwan, who from Ishaq ibn ‘Arnrnar, who has said the following: “I once asked abu al-Hassan -asws about ‘Aqiqah for one who is affluent and one who is poor.