Muwatta Malik 5 — The 'Aqiqa
Muwatta Malik : 5
Muwatta MalikHadith Number 5
وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ رَبِيعَةَ بْنِ أَبِي عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ التَّيْمِيِّ، أَنَّهُ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبِي يَسْتَحِبُّ الْعَقِيقَةَ، وَلَوْ بِعُصْفُورٍ .
Muhammad ibn Ibrahim ibn al-Harith at-Taymi Narrated from:
I heard my father say that the aqiqa was desirable, even if it was only a sparrow.
Sunnah.com reference : Book 26, Hadith 5USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 26, Hadith 5Arabic reference : Book 26, Hadith 1074
