Aqiqa for several children with one buffalo

Question

Question: Must the aqiqa animal be a male or female goat, or may it also be a young male buffalo or a buffalo? For example, we have one son and two daughters; if a whole buffalo is slaughtered on their behalf, with two shares in the son’s name and one share in a daughter’s name, will it be valid or not?

Answer

If one buffalo or a two-year-old male buffalo is slaughtered as aqiqa on behalf of two daughters and one son, its aqiqa will still be valid; indeed, up to seven shares is correct. It is not required that it be a male goat.

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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