Etymologically (lughawi) aqiqah is cut (al-qat’u) or a name for a baby’s head hair was born (اسم للشعر على رأس المولود).
According to Islamic terminology (Fiqh) is an animal that is slaughtered akikah as a form of gratitude for the grace of God upon the birth of a child is either male or female.
Al-Ghazi in his book Fath Al Qorib al-Mujib defines aqiqah: (الذبيحة عن المولود يوم سابعه) أي سابع يوم ولادته الولادة من يوم بحسب السبع) sheep were slaughtered for the baby on the seventh day of the birth.
THE BASIC PROPOSITIONS OF LAW AQIQAH (AKIKAH)
-The hadeeth Narrated by Ahmad and Imam Tirmidhi Saheeh ahaadeeth according to Four.
كل غلام مرتهن بعقيقته تذبح عنه يوم سابعه ويحلق ويتصدق بوزن شعره فضة أو ما يعادلها ويسمى
That is to say: every child tergadai with aqiqahnya, then on the seventh day of the slaughtered animal, shaved his hair habis1, and given the name
-Hadith in sahih Bukhari
مع الغلام عقيقه فأهريقوا عنه دما وأميطوا عنه الأذى
That is to say: every child along with aqiqahnya, then kill the animals and hilangkanlah disorders of it
-The hadeeth of Abu Dawood.
أَنَّ رَسُولَ اَللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَمْرَهُمْ أَنْ يُعَقَّ عَنْ اَلْغُلَامِ شَاتَانِ مُكَافِئَتَانِ, وَعَنْ اَلْجَارِيَةِ شَاةٌ
Meaning: the Prophet Shallallaahu ‘ alaihi wa Sallam commanded them to beraqiqah two goats commensurate (age and size) for a baby boy and baby girl to a goat.
-The hadeeth narrated Malik and Ahmad
وَزَنَتْ فَاطِمَةُ بِنْتُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ شَعَرَ حَسَنٍ وَحُسَيْنٍ، فَتَصَدَّقَتْ بِزِنَتِهِ فِضَّةً.
Meaning: Fatimah Bint Prophet (Husayn Hasan and after giving birth) shaved Hasan and Husain and he and gifts with silver weighing scales in her hair.
-The hadeeth of Abu Dawood and Nasa’i
مَنْ اَحَبَّ مِنْكُمْ اَنْ يُنْسَكَ عَنِ وَلَدِهِ فَلْيَفْعَلْ عَنِ الْغُلاَمِ شاَتَاَنِ مُكاَفأَ َتاَنِ وَعَنِ الْجاَ رِيَةِ شاَةٌ
Meaning: whoever among you would like to serve on his son be done aqiqah for boys two goats the same age for girls, and a goat
-The hadeeth of Abu Dawood.
أَنَّ اَلنَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَقَّ عَنْ اَلْحَسَنِ وَالْحُسَيْنِ كَبْشًا كَبْشًا
That is to say: the Prophet beraqiqah to Hasan and Husein respectively a goat kibas.
READINGS WHEN MENYEMBELIAH ANIMALS AKIKAH
Sunnah read intention to aqiqah (akikah): the text of the Arabic script:
(state your name) … بسم الله، اللهم لك وإليك عقيقة
The latin inscription: Allahumma laka wa Bismillah ilaika aqiqatu … [mention]
LAW AQIQAH (AKIKAH)
There are three opinions of the ulama in the matter of the legal status of akikah i.e. mandatory, mu’akkad and the sunnah sunnah. According to the ruling, Al-Shaafa’i madhhab is the sunnah (mustahab) if able.
THE TERMS ANIMAL AQIQAH (AKIKAH)
As for the conditions of animals goats that can be aqiqoh it’s the same with animal terms qurban (sacrifice):
Goats: the perfect age of 1 (one) year and entered the age of two years.
-Lamb: perfect aged 6 (six) months and entered the seventh month (seven).
-There should be no animal limb defects.
-The flesh must not be sold.
IMPLEMENTATION TIME AQIQAH (AKIKAH)
Implementation time-exact aqiqah on the seventh day the birth of the child at the same time gave the name.
– The carrying out and buy goats are the parents of the child namely the father as head of the household.
-If the child is not done until the aqiqah reach puberty, then every n Deputy duty aqiqah for parents.
Children reaching puberty until diaqiqahi may beraqiqah for himself and could not do it. (See: “Hukmul Aqiqah” in the book Fath Al Qarib al-Mujib)
THE SUNNAH IS DONE WHEN THE BABY IS BORN
According to Al-Ghazi in his book Fath Al Qarib when a child was born, then it is recommended to his parents (his father) do the following things to the child:
1. As soon as the child is born the father uttered the adhaan at the right ear of the child and the iqomah on his left ear.
2. Give a little bit of dates already dilembutkan at the mouth of a child until ingested. If no dates, then it can be replaced with something sweet.
3. Named on the seventh day. Can give the name of the seventh day before or afterwards.
4. After penyembelilan animal baby cut hair, aqiqah and sunnah and gifts with gold or silver weighing scales of the hair cut. [1]
Note: If the child had died before the seventh day, his legal name the sunnah.
Source: فصل أحكام في العقيقة
[1] from Imam Nawawi in his book Minhajut Talibin (ويُحْلَقَ رأسُه بعد ذبحِها ويُتَصَدَّقَ بزِنَتهِ ذهبًا أو فِضَّةً).
FADHILAH (VIRTUE) AND THE BENEFITS OF AKIKAH
-Is a form of taqarrub (approach) to God at the same time as a form of gratitude for the gift which God conferred with the birth of the child.
-Akikah as a means of revealing sense delighted in performing the Shari’ah of Islam descent believed increasing & will reproduce the people of the Prophet on the day of resurrection.