Question
There is some confusion regarding the seventh day when the child's hair should be shaved and the Aqeeqah made. If a child is born on Friday when is the seventh day?
Answer
The seventh day will be Thursday. The seventh day is always the day before the child is born. The Mustahab requisite is to make Aqeeqah on the seventh day. If the seventh day was missed, then it should be made on the day which was the seventh day. For example, your daughter was born on Friday (Islamically speaking). Thus, the seventh day is Thursday. So if the first Thursday (the actual seventh day) was missed, then in future it should be made on any Thursday. If a child is born on a Wednesday, then the seventh day will be Tuesday. It is always the day before the day the child was born.
- Source
- themajlis.co.za
- Published in
- The Majlis Vol 20 No 12
- PDF page
- 2
Appears under Questions and Answers (approximate).