. Is it customary according to Islamic rites that the hands of the new born baby must touch the animal ? Moreover she want the animal to sacrified in India
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Salam-ale-kum. I have read the chapter on Aqiqa. My question is that a baby girl was
to my daughter in
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Aqiqah
elsewhere
In the
name of Allah, We praise Him, seek His help and ask for His forgiveness. Whoever
Allah guides none can misguide, and whoever He allows to fall astray, none can
guide them aright. We bear witness that there is no one (no idol, no
person, no grave, no prophet, no imam,
no dai, nobody!) worthy of
worship but Allah Alone, and we bear witness that Muhammad (saws) is His
slave-servant and the seal of His Messengers.
Your Question: Is it customary according to Islamic
rites that the hands of the new born baby
must touch the animal ?
There is
absolutely nothing in the authentic Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah (saws)
which dictates or allows this ritual whereby the hands of the new born baby must
touch the animal or its blood, etc. This
ritual or act whereby one believes that it is necessary or is an Islamic rite
for the baby to touch the sacrificial animal or its blood is an innovation in
the deen, and must be avoided by the believers who sincerely believe in Allah
and the Last Day.
Your Question: Moreover she want the animal to
sacrified in
It is the
preferred Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah (saws) for the parents to offer an
‘aqiqah’ sacrifice as a sign of being grateful for the Mercy and Grace of their
Lord at the birth of a baby. Although it
would be best and preferred to offer the sacrifice and consume and distribute
the meat in the society or community where one resides; but if for any reason
one finds it difficult to offer the sacrifice where one resides and wishes to
offer it in another nation, there is absolutely no restriction and no
harm.
Your Question: Further Is it necessary to sacrifice
the animal and instead she can
distribute the money value of the animal to the needy and poor in
Just as
prayers, zakah, sadaqah, etc. are specific acts of worship, offerring a
sacrifice in the name of Allah Subhanah is considered a specific act of worship
in Islam; and it would neither be appropriate nor in accordance with the Sunnah
to substitute the sacrifice and offer its value in money or anything else.
It would
be in accordance with the Sunnah to offer a sacrifice in the name of Allah at
the birth of their child as a sign of their gratitude at the Mercy and Grace of
their Lord Most Gracious; and if one wishes to earn further reward, one may
further distribute ‘sadaqah’ amongst the poor and the needy for the Pleasure of
their Lord. But to substitute the
worship of offering a sacrifice and distribute only money would not be
appropriate nor in accordance with the Sunnah or Way of the Messenger of Allah
(saws).
Whatever
written of Truth and benefit is only due to Allah’s Assistance and Guidance,
and whatever of error is of me. Allah
Alone Knows Best and He is the Only Source of Strength.
Your Brother in Islam,
Burhan
Wister