The Imam -asws has stated this Hadith.

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.

‘Aqiqah is obligatory if one is affluent or even if one is poor, the poor must do so when he is able to manage; and if ‘Aqiqah is not done for one until he offers an offering animal during aI-Hajj it then is sufficient for ‘Aqiqah.’ The Imam -asws then said, ‘If al-Qabilah (the special nurse, doctor) is a Jewish woman who does not eat meat of the animal slaughtered by Muslims then one-fourth of the price of the animal for ‘Aqiqah should be given to her.