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1522. Samurah narrated that the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: "The boy is mortgaged by his 'Aqīqah; slaughtering should be done for him on the seventh day, he should be given a name, and his head should be shaved." (Sahih)
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[Abū 'Eisā said:] This Hadīth is Hasan Sahih. This is acted upon according to the people of knowledge. They consider it recommended that the 'Aqīqah be done for the boy on the seventh day. If it is not possible on the seventh day then it is done on the fourteenth day. If that is not possible, then an 'Aqīqah is done for him on the twenty-first day. And they say that no sheep is acceptable for 'Aqīqah which is not acceptable for Udhiyah.
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Some scholars say that because a child is a blessing of Allāh for man, the 'Aqīqah is an acknowledgement and act of gratitude for this blessing. It remains due until it is acknowledged by sacrificing an animal in the Name of Allāh. Shaving the head of the baby is must at this time. The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ slaughtered on behalf of himself after he was forty, indicating it's permissibility whenever one is able if it was not done on the seventh day.
