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AL-KAFI #1746: BOLEHKAH CUKUR RAMBUT BAYI TERLEBIH DAHULU SEBELUM MELAKUKAN AQIQAH?
Is it permissible to shave a baby's hair before performing the aqiqah if one cannot afford it on the seventh day?
Short answer
Shaving the baby's hair on the seventh day remains recommended and its reward is still earned even if the aqiqah cannot yet be performed due to financial constraints.
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
- Al-Kafi li al-Fatawi
- Topic
- Sacrifice & Aqiqah
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Shaving the baby's hair on the seventh day remains recommended and its reward is still earned even if the aqiqah cannot yet be performed due to financial constraints. The better order is to perform the aqiqah first and then shave the hair, based on the hadith and the more preferred view among Shafi'i scholars. If one lacks the means, the aqiqah may be postponed to the 14th day, the 21st day, or any convenient time before the child reaches puberty, while shaving and naming are still done on the seventh day.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Sunat cukur rambut pada hari ke-7 walaupun masih belum berkemampuan untuk melakukan sembelihan aqiqah.
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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. “AL-KAFI #1746: BOLEHKAH CUKUR RAMBUT BAYI TERLEBIH DAHULU SEBELUM MELAKUKAN AQIQAH?”, 7 August 2020. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/4590-al-kafi-1746-bolehkah-cukur-rambut-bayi-terlebih-dahulu-sebelum-melakukan-aqiqah. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/shaving-baby-hair-before-aqiqah/