FatwaFederal TerritoriesSacrifice & Aqiqah
IRSYAD HUKUM KE-128: ADAKAH CUKUP AQIQAH SEEKOR KAMBING BAGI BAYI LELAKI?
Is one goat enough for the aqiqah of a baby boy?
Short answer
Performing the aqiqah for a baby boy with one goat is sufficient and permissible.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Irsyad al-Hukum (Umum)
- Topic
- Sacrifice & Aqiqah
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Performing the aqiqah for a baby boy with one goat is sufficient and permissible. This follows the Shafi'i school as recorded by al-Shirazi and al-Nawawi, based on the hadith that the Prophet SAW offered one ram each for al-Hasan and al-Husain. The original practice remains two goats for a boy and one for a girl.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Maka jawapannya adalah memadai dan dibolehkan.
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Federal Territories Mufti Office. “IRSYAD HUKUM KE-128: ADAKAH CUKUP AQIQAH SEEKOR KAMBING BAGI BAYI LELAKI?”, 19 September 2016. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-hukum/umum/1237-irsyad-al-fatwa-ke-128-adakah-cukup-aqiqah-seekor-kambing-bagi-bayi-lelaki. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/one-goat-aqiqah-baby-boy-enough/