What does 'Aqiqah mean?
The sacrifice offered for a newborn on the seventh day, when the child is named and its head shaved.
'Aqiqah explained
Two sheep for a boy and one for a girl, the Prophet ﷺ said, and the child is named and its hair weighed in silver for charity. The adhan is given in the baby's ear at birth.
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What does 'Aqiqah mean?
'Aqiqah (عَقِيقَة, 'Aqiqah) means: The sacrifice offered for a newborn on the seventh day, when the child is named and its head shaved.
How is 'Aqiqah written and pronounced in Arabic?
It is written عَقِيقَة and pronounced 'Aqiqah.
Where does 'Aqiqah come from in the Quran or hadith?
Two sheep for a boy and one for a girl, the Prophet ﷺ said, and the child is named and its hair weighed in silver for charity. The adhan is given in the baby's ear at birth. Source: Sunan at-Tirmidhi 1522, 1516.
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