(It is) the expression of (our) belief in Allah...

(It is) the expression of (our) belief in Allah, praise in favour of the Messenger of Allah, O Allah -azwj , Grant compensation to Muhammad -saww and his family -asws worthy of their -asws services to Your -azwj cause, keeping up with His -azwj Command and an expression of thanks for His -azwj sustenance and due to the knowledge about His generosity to us, people of the family.” If the newborn is a male then say, “O Allah, You -azwj have Granted us a boy.

You -azwj Know best about Your gift and the favour is from You -azwj . Please accept all that we do according to Your -azwj Sunnah and the Sunnah of Your -azwj Prophet -saww , O Allah -azwj , Grant compensation to Muhammad -saww and his family -asws worthy of their services to Your -azwj cause. Drive away and repel Satan, the one condemned to be stoned, from us.

Blood is shed for Your -azwj sake, there is no partner for You -azwj and all praise belongs to Allah -azwj , Lord of the worlds.\u00a0 A number of our people have also narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad, from certain persons of his people in a marfu’ manner who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah -asws has instructed to say on ‘Aqiqah: ‘O Lord -azwj . Its flesh is for his flesh, its blood is for his blood, its bones for his bones, its hairs for his hairs and its skin is for his skin.