Aqiqa (Boy)

Aqiqa: the prophetic way to bless your new baby

Honour the blessing of a new baby boy by performing the sunnah of an Aqiqa. This sacrifice offers blessings and acknowledges this gift from Allah, while continuing Ibrahim (AS) and Muhammad’s (PBUH) legacies.

The Prophet (PBUH) offered Aqiqas for his grandsons, Hassan and Hussein, and it’s a sunnah all Muslims who are able to should follow.

Aisha (RA) narrated, "Slaughter two comparable sheep for a male newborn and one sheep for a female." (Ahmad and al-Tirmidhi)

£220 - Provide 2 Aqiqas for the birth of your baby boy.

Give your Aqiqa with Human Appeal

We’ve been performing Aqiqas for 33 years, helping you to honour and bless your new baby, while helping the poorest communities to eat well.

It’s a sadaqah that helps vulnerable people while also blessing your baby in this first stage of life. Welcome the arrival of your baby and give thanks to Allah by performing your Aqiqah. It can be offered at any point after a child’s birth, but it is recommended to perform it within the first week.

We work in local communities, choosing farmers with healthy, cared for animals. Our slaughters follow strict Islamic guidelines, ensuring that your Aqiqa fulfils all the requirements of this beautiful sacrifice.

When you donate your Aqiqa with us, our local teams will aim to perform your sacrifice within 2 to 3 weeks, and they’ll distribute it in packages of 2 kilograms to 14 to 16 families. Your Aqiqa will help a community struggling with hunger to have immediate nourishment that they can rarely afford. Currently, we perform Aqiqas in every country in which we work, and choose the location of your Aqiqa depending on the need.

Keeping you in the loop

Once your Aqiqa has been performed, we’ll send you a report to let you know when and where the sacrifice was completed, and how many people were nourished in your baby’s name.

Welcome your bundle of joy into the world continuing the sunnah of the Prophet (PBUH). Entrust us with your son’s Aqiqa today.

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