172. Imām al-Sādiq (a.s.) said: “Every newborn child (his well-being) is dependent o n an offering.”1
173. Imām al-Sādiq (a.s.) said: “The offering of sacrifice is done on the seventh day, and the foot of the sheep and its leg should be given to the midwife, and its bones should not be broken.”2
174. Imām al-Sādiq (a.s.) said: “When performing the offering, say over it: “In the name of Allah, and by Allah, O Allah! This is an offering (‘aqiqah) from so and so, its flesh is for his flesh, its blood is for his blood and its bone is for his bone. O Allah! Make it as a protection for the progeny of Muhammad, praise of Allah be upon him and them.”3
175. al-Kāfi, narrating from ‘Ammār ibn Musā: “I asked Imām al-Sādiq (a.s.) about the offering for a child (‘aqiqah) and how it should be. The Imām (a.s.) answered: “… one fourth of it is given to the midwife. If there was no midwife, it’s given to its mother to give it to anyone she desires. The mother should feed from it ten Muslims and the more the better .”4
176. al-Kāfi, narrating from Abu al-Sabbāh al-Kanāni who said: “I asked Abu ‘Abdullah [al-Sādiq] (a.s.) about a newborn child when an offering should be done for him, when his head should be shaved, when the alms equal to the weight of his hair should be given and when a name should be chosen for him”
He (a.s.) answered: “They should all be done on the seventh day.”5
1.. al-Kāfi, vol. ۶, p. ۲۴, h. ۲. Tahdhib al-Ahkām, vol. ۷, p. ۴۴۱, h. ۱۷۶۲. Kitāb Man lā Yahdarhu al-Faqih, vol. ۳, p. ۴۸۴, h. ۴۷۱۱. All narrating from Abu Khadijah.
2.. al-Kāfi, vol. ۶, p. ۲۹, h. ۱۱. Tahdhib al-Ahkām, vol. ۷, p. ۴۴۳, h. ۱۷۷۲. Both narrating from al-Kāhili. Wasā'il al-Shi‘ah, vol. ۱۵, p. ۱۵۰, h. ۵.
3.. al-Kāfi, vol. ۶, p. ۳۰, h. ۱. Wasā'il al-Shi‘ah, vol. ۱۵, p. ۱۵۴, h. ۱.
4.. al-Kāfi, vol. ۶, p. ۲۸, h. ۹. Tahdhib al-Ahkām, vol. ۷, p. ۴۴۳, h. ۱۷۷۱.
5.. al-Kāfi, vol. ۶, p. ۲۸, h. ۸.
