| Animal
Sacrifice (Sadaqah)
This is identical to the Qurbani, the only difference is that this
is not a necessary act. The rules of the slaughter are the same as
Qurbani. The rewards are the same and the benefits include feeding
the poor. This service is available for Aqiqah (sacrifice in
gratitude at the birth of a child), Walimah (sacrifice in gratitude
at the time of marriage), and all other supererogatory sacrifices.
Costs vary between countries, with the cheapest being £25 for
one part, and the more needy areas requiring around £100 for an
animal.
Like the
Qurbani, the slaughter of a small (domestic) grazing animal e.g.
sheep, ram, goat, etc suffices per person, and a large (domestic)
grazing animal e.g. cow, buffalo, camel, etc suffices for seven
people.
In addition
to it being an ordained act and a Sunnah of Ibrahim (Alayhis-Salaam)
and of all Muslims, The Messenger of Allah (Peace be upon him)
has said that for every hair of his/her sacrificed animal a person
will get a reward.
(al-Hakim, at-Tirmidhi and Ahmad) |
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Aqeeqah It is
mentioned in Ahadith that when a baby is born
the parents should
perform Aqeeqah for the child by slaughtering 2 goats or sheep for a
boy and 1 sheep or goat for a girl. The Aqeeqah should be performed
on the seventh day after the child is born according to the Sunnah
method, but the Aqeeqah can be performed after this day but the
Fuqahaa say that it will not earn the same amount of rewards.
A'ishah (ra) is quoted to have
said: "The Prophet (Peace be upon him) did `Aqeeqah (welcoming
feast) for Al-Hasan and Al-Husayn on the seventh day, and gave them
names."
(Narrated by Ibn
Hibban, 12/127; Al-Hakim, 4/264. Classed as Saheeh by Al-Hafiz Ibn
Hajar in Fath Al-Bari, 9/589)
Aqeeqah can only be carried out in
Pakistan for the time being. |
