Chapter on Aqiqah, Tahnik, Naming, Kunyah, Shaving the Newborn's Head, Piercing the Ears, and Circumcision
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 3|Book 3|Chapter 50
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh
Volume 3, Book 3, Chapter 50
Chapter on Aqiqah, Tahnik, Naming, Kunyah, Shaving the Newborn's Head, Piercing the Ears, and Circumcision
وَ فِي رِوَايَةِ عَمَّارٍ أَيْضاً: "أَنَّهُ يُعْطِي اَلْقَابِلَةَ رُبُعَهَا فَإِنْ لَمْ تَكُنْ قَابِلَةٌ فَلِأُمِّهِ تُعْطِيهَا مَنْ شَاءَتْ وَ تُطْعِمُ مِنْهَا عَشَرَةً مِنَ اَلْمُسْلِمِينَ فَإِنْ زَادَ فَهُوَ أَفْضَلُ".
In another narration from Ammar, it is reported: "A quarter of the Aqiqah should be given to the midwife. If there is no midwife, then the child's mother may give it to whomever she wishes. She should also feed ten Muslims from it, and if she feeds more, it is even better."
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh