✅Answer: Please pay attention to the following narrations:

1 عَنْ أَبِي عَبْداللَّه قَالَ: الْعَقِيقَةُ وَاجِبَةٌ

📚 Al-Kafi, vol. 6, p. 25

Imam Sadiq, peace be upon him, said: 'Aqiqah' is obligatory!

2 عَنْ أَبِي بَصِيرٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّه فِي الْمَوْلُودِ قَالَ يُسَمَّى فِي الْيَوْمِ السَّابِعِ وَ يُعَقُّ عَنْهُ وَ يُحْلَقُ رَأْسُهُ وَ يُتَصَدَّقُ بِوَزْنِ شَعْرِهِ فِضَّةً وَ يُبْعَثُ إِلَى الْقَابِلَةِ بِالرِّجْلِ مَعَ الْوَرِكِ وَ يُطْعَمُ مِنْهُ وَ يُتَصَدَّقُ.

📚 Al-Kafi, vol. 6, p. 29

Imam Sadiq, peace be upon him, said about a newborn: On the seventh day, he is named, and an 'aqiqah' is performed on his behalf, and his head is shaved, and silver is given as charity equal to the weight of his hair, and a leg with the thigh is sent to the midwife, and it is eaten and given as charity!

3 عن عَمَّارٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْداللَّه قال: وَ سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ الْعَقِيقَةِ عَنِ الْمَوْلُودِ كَيْفَ هِيَ الي ان قَالَ وَ تُعْطَى الْقَابِلَةُ رُبُعَهَا وَ إِنْ لَمْ تَكُنْ قَابِلَةٌ فَلِأُمِّهِ تُعْطِيهَا مَنْ شَاءَتْ وَ تُطْعَمُ مِنْهُ عَشَرَةٌ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ- فَإِنْ زَادُوا فَهُوَ أَفْضَلُ...

📚 Al-Kafi, vol. 6, p. 28

Ammar said: I asked Imam Sadiq, peace be upon him, about 'aqiqah' for a newborn, how it is... until he said: A quarter of the 'aqiqah' is given to the midwife, and if there is no midwife, it is for his mother (i.e., the newborn's mother) to give to whomever she wants, and ten Muslims are fed from it, and if there are more, it is better...

4 عَنِ الْكَاهِلِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْداللَّه قَالَ: الْعَقِيقَةُ يَوْمَ السَّابِعِ وَ تُعْطَى الْقَابِلَةُ الرِّجْلَ مَعَ الْوَرِكِ وَ لَا يُكْسَرُ الْعَظْمُ

📚 Al-Kafi, vol. 6, p. 29

Imam Sadiq, peace be upon him, said: The 'aqiqah' is on the seventh day, and a leg with the thigh is given to the midwife, and the bones are not broken!

5 عن أَبِي بَصِيرٍ عن أَبِي عَبْداللَّه قَالَ: إِذَا وُلِدَ لَكَ غُلَامٌ أَوْ جَارِيَةٌ فَعُقَّ عَنْهُ يَوْمَ السَّابِعِ شَاةً أَوْ جَزُوراً وَ كُلْ مِنْهُمَا وَ أَطْعِمْ وَ سَمِّهِ وَ احْلِقْ رَأْسَهُ يَوْمَ السَّابِعِ وَ تَصَدَّقْ بِوَزْنِ شَعْرِهِ ذَهَباً أَوْ فِضَّةً وَ أَعْطِ الْقَابِلَةَ طَائِفة مِنْ ذَلِكَ فَأَيَّ ذَلِكَ فَعَلْتَ فَقَدْ أَجْزَأَكَ.

📚 Al-Kafi, vol. 6, p. 28

Imam Sadiq, peace be upon him, said: When a boy or a girl is born to you, perform an 'aqiqah' for him or her on the seventh day, either a sheep or a camel, and eat from it and feed others from it, and name him or her, and shave his or her head on the seventh day, and give gold or silver as charity equal to the weight of his or her hair, and give a portion of the 'aqiqah' to the midwife, for whatever of these you do is sufficient for you!

6 عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ سِنَانٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْداللَّه قَالَ: عُقَّ عَنْهُ وَ احْلِقْ رَأْسَهُ يَوْمَ السَّابِعِ وَ تَصَدَّقْ بِوَزْنِ شَعْرِهِ فِضَّةً وَ اقْطَعِ الْعَقِيقَةَ جَذَاوِيَ وَ اطْبُخْهَا وَ ادْعُ عَلَيْهَا رَهْطاً مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ

📚 Al-Kafi, vol. 6, p. 27

Imam Sadiq, peace be upon him, said: Perform 'aqiqah' for the newborn, and shave his head on the seventh day, and give silver as charity equal to its weight, and cut the 'aqiqah' into pieces and cook it, and invite a group of Muslims to it!

7 عن حَفْصٍ الْكُنَاسِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْداللَّه قال: قَالَ: الصَّبِيُّ إِذَا وُلِدَ عُقَّ عَنْهُ وَ حُلِقَ رَأْسُهُ وَ تُصُدِّقَ بِوَزْنِ شَعْرِهِ وَرِقاً وَ أُهْدِيَ إِلَى الْقَابِلَةِ الرِّجْلُ مَعَ الْوَرِكِ وَ يُدْعَى نَفَرٌ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ فَيَأْكُلُونَ وَ يَدْعُونَ لِلْغُلَامِ وَ يُسَمَّى يَوْمَ السَّابِع

📚 Al-Kafi, vol. 6, p. 28

Imam Sadiq, peace be upon him, said: When a child is born, an 'aqiqah' is performed on his behalf, and his head is shaved, and silver is given as charity equal to the weight of his hair, and a leg with the thigh is given as a gift to the midwife, and a group of Muslims are invited and they eat from it and pray for the child, and on the seventh day, he is named!

8 قَالَ و رُوِيَ أَنَّ أَفْضَلَ مَا يُطْبَخُ بِهِ مَاءٌ وَ مِلْحٌ.

📚 Faqih, vol. 3, p. 486

Sheikh Saduq said: It is narrated that the best thing to cook the 'aqiqah' with is water and salt! (i.e., broth)!

9 عن أَبِي عَبْداللَّه أَنَّهُ سُئِلَ عَنِ الْعَقِيقَةِ إِذَا ذُبِحَتْ يُكْسَرُ عَظْمُهَا قَالَ نَعَمْ يُكْسَرُ عَظْمُهَا وَ يُقْطَعُ لَحْمُهَا وَ يُصْنَعُ بِهَا بَعْدَ الذَّبْحِ مَا شِئْتَ

📚 Faqih, vol. 3, p. 486

Imam Sadiq, peace be upon him, was asked about 'aqiqah', whether its bones should be broken after it is slaughtered? He said: Yes! Its bones are broken and its meat is cut into pieces, and after slaughtering, you can do whatever you want with it!

10 عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ أَبِي الْعَلَاءِ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ: سَمَّى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ حَسَناً وَ حُسَيْناً يَوْمَ سَابِعِهِمَا وَ عَقَّ عَنْهُمَا شَاةً شَاةً وَ بَعَثُوا بِرِجْلِ شَاةٍ إِلَى الْقَابِلَةِ وَ نَظَرُوا مَا غَيْرَهُ فَأَكَلُوا مِنْهُ وَ أَهْدَوْا إِلَى الْجِيرَانِ وَ حَلَقَتْ فَاطِمَةُ رُءُوسَهُمَا وَ تَصَدَّقَتْ بِوَزْنِ شَعْرِهِمَا فِضَّةً.

📚 Al-Kafi, vol. 6, p. 33

Imam Sadiq, peace be upon him, said: The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him and his family, named Hasan and Husayn, peace be upon them, on the seventh day and performed an 'aqiqah' for each of them with a sheep and sent the leg of the sheep to the midwife, and they ate from the rest of it and gave some as a gift to the neighbors, and Fatimah, peace be upon her, shaved their heads and gave silver as charity equal to its weight!

1 1 عَنْ أَبِي خَدِيجَةَ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ: لَا يَأْكُلُ هُوَ وَ لَا أَحَدٌ مِنْ عِيَالِهِ مِنَ الْعَقِيقَةِ وَ قَالَ وَ لِلْقَابِلَةِ ثُلُثُ الْعَقِيقَةِ وَ إِنْ كَانَتِ الْقَابِلَةُ أُمَّ الرَّجُلِ أَوْ فِي عِيَالِهِ فَلَيْسَ لَهَا مِنْهَا شَيْ ءٌ وَ تُجْعَلُ أَعْضَاءً ثُمَّ يَطْبُخُهَا وَ يَقْسِمُهَا وَ لَا يُعْطِيهَا إِلَّا أَهْلَ الْوَلَايَةِ وَ قَالَ يَأْكُلُ مِنَ الْعَقِيقَةِ كُلُّ أَحَدٍ إِلَّا الْأُمَّ.

📚 Al-Kafi, vol. 6, p. 32

Imam Sadiq, peace be upon him, said: He (i.e., the newborn's father) and none of his dependents should eat from the 'aqiqah'. And he said: A third of the 'aqiqah' is for the midwife, and if her midwife is the man's mother or from his dependents, there is nothing from the 'aqiqah' for her. And the 'aqiqah' is cut limb by limb and he cooks it and divides it and does not give it except to the people of 'wilayah' (governance/guardianship). And he said: Everyone eats from the 'aqiqah' except the mother.

2 1 عَنْ زَكَرِيَّا بْنِ آدَمَ عَنِ الْكَاهِلِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ فِي الْعَقِيقَةِ قَالَ لَا تَطْعَمُ الْأُمُّ مِنْهَا شَيْئاً.

📚 Al-Kafi, vol. 6, p. 32

Imam Sadiq, peace be upon him, said about 'aqiqah': Do not feed any of it to the mother.

3 1 عَنِ ابْنِ مُسْكَانَ عَمَّنْ ذَكَرَهُ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ: لَا تَأْكُلُ الْمَرْأَةُ مِنْ عَقِيقَةِ وَلَدِهَا وَ لَا بَأْسَ بِأَنْ يُعْطِيَهَا الْجَارَ الْمُحْتَاجَ مِنَ اللَّحْمِ.

📚 Al-Kafi, vol. 6, p. 32

Imam Sadiq, peace be upon him, said: The woman should not eat from the 'aqiqah' of her child, and there is no problem with giving some of its meat to a needy neighbor.

✅ It is clear from the above narrations that those who are prohibited from eating from the 'aqiqah' are the newborn's father and mother, the newborn's paternal grandmother, and all the dependents and those who are fed by that man. Of course, besides the newborn's mother, the rest of the people are permitted to use the 'aqiqah', but in the most complete state, the parents and all of that man's dependents, as well as that man's mother, do not use the 'aqiqah'.

However, according to the above narrations, a quarter or a third or a leg with the thigh or a part of the 'aqiqah' meat is given to the midwife, and if there is no midwife, it is for his mother to give to whomever she wants, and the mother herself is not allowed to consume it.

✅ It is also recommended that the 'aqiqah' meat be cooked with water and salt or in another way, and ten or more people are invited to it to eat and pray for the newborn, and it can also be given as charity and a gift and given to a needy neighbor, which, in all cases, it is necessary that the 'aqiqah' meat be given only to the 'people of wilayah'.

اللَّهُمَّ فَصَلِّ عَلَی مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ عَجِّلْ لِوَلِیِّکَ الْفَرَجَ وَ الْعَافِیَةَ وَ النَّصْرَ