Narrated Samurah ibn Jundub: The Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم said: A boy is in pledge for his Aqiqah, Sacrifice is made for him on the seventh day, his head is shaved and he is given name. Abu Dawud said: The word wa yusamma is sounder as narrated by Salam bin Abi Muti' from Qatadah, and narrated by Iyas bin Daghfal and Ashath from al-Hassan who narrated wa yusamma (and he is given a name).

Narrated Salman bin Amir al-Dabbi: The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم as saying: Along with a boy there is an 'Aqiqah, so shed blood on his behalf, and remove injury from him.

Narrated Al-Hasan: To remove the injury is the shaving of the head.

Narrated Abdullah ibn Abbas: The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم sacrificed a ram for both al-Hasan and al-Husayn each (Allah be pleased with them).

Narrated Amr bin Suhaib: On his father's authority, said that his grandfather that the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم was asked about the aqiqah. He replied: Allah does not like the breaking of ties (uquq), as though he disliked the name. And he said: If anyone has a child born to him and wishes to offer a sacrifice on its behalf, he may offer two resembling sheep for a boy and one for a girl. And he was asked about Fara. He replied: Fara is right. If you leave it (i. e. let it grow till it becomes a healthy camel of one year or two years, then you give it to a widow or give it in the path of Allah for using it as a riding beast, it is better than slaughtering it at the age when its meat is stuck to its hair, and you turn over your milking vessel and annoy your she-camel.

Narrated Buraydah ibn al-Hasib: When a boy was born to one of us in the pre-Islamic period, we sacrificed a sheep and smeared his head with its blood; but when Allah brought Islam, we sacrificed a sheep, shaved his head and smeared his head with saffron.