It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: There is neither ‘Atirah nor Fara’ in Islam.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: There is no Fara’ and no ‘Atirah. Ibn Shihab said: Fara’ refers to the first offspring born, which the people of ignorance used to slaughter, and the sacrifice of Rajab is called ‘Atirah.

It is narrated from Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her), she says: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded us to sacrifice one goat for a girl and two goats for a boy as ‘Aqiqah. He also commanded us to sacrifice one goat as Fara’ out of every five goats.

It is narrated from Sayyida Umm Bani Karz Ka'biyyah (may Allah be pleased with her) that she asked the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) about 'Aqiqah. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Two similar goats for a boy and one goat for a girl." The narrator says: I asked 'Ata: What is meant by "al-mukafa'atan"? He said: "Similar."

It is narrated from Sayyida Asma bint Yazid (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Aqeeqah is a right; for a boy, two similar goats and for a girl, one goat will be sacrificed.

It is narrated from Sayyidah Umm Kurz Ka'biyyah (may Allah be pleased with her), she says: I heard the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) while I had gone to buy meat, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: For a boy, two goats and for a girl, one goat; it does not matter whether they are male or female. And I also heard the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saying: Let the bird sit in its place.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Buraidah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) performed ‘Aqiqah on behalf of Sayyiduna Hasan and Sayyiduna Husayn (may Allah be pleased with them both).

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Salman bin Amir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: ‘Aqiqah is performed for the child, so shed blood on his behalf and remove harm from him.’ Ibn Sirin said: If removing harm does not mean shaving the head, then I do not know what it means.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Rafi’ (may Allah be pleased with him) that when Sayyida Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her) gave birth to Sayyiduna Hasan (may Allah be pleased with him), she said:“Should I not offer a sacrifice and perform ‘aqiqah for my son?”The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said:“No, rather shave his head and then give charity in silver equal to the weight of his hair to the poor and the weak.”These weak people were some needy individuals among the companions of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), who used to stay in the mosque or on the platform (Suffah). The wording of Abu Nazr’s narration is as follows:“Spend this silver on the weak, that is, the people of Suffah and the poor.”Sayyida says:“So I did so, and then when Husayn was born, I did the same.”

(Second chain) When Sayyiduna Hasan bin Ali (may Allah be pleased with them both) was born, his mother Sayyida Fatima (may Allah be pleased with her) wanted to perform the aqiqah of two rams for him. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said: Do not perform aqiqah for him, rather shave his head and give charity in Allah’s way equal to the weight of his hair in silver. Then when Sayyiduna Husayn (may Allah be pleased with him) was born, Sayyida did the same.