Malfuzat – Volume X — Page 24
Malfuzat - English translation of Urdu Volume 10 24 Undated How Many Lambs are Required for Aqiqah Someone’s question was presented to the Promised Messiah that whether it was allowed to sacrifice only one lamb for the Aqiqah 1 upon the birth of a son? The Promised Messiah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, stated in reply: Two lambs are certainly required in the Aqiqah for a boy, but it is only for one who has the resources for it. If one does not have the means to buy two lambs and can buy only one, then it is permissible for him to slaughter just one. And if he hap- pens to be so poor that he cannot sacrifice even one, it is not obligatory for him to sacrifice willing or unwilling. The poor are exempted. Tarawih Prayer One person asked whether, during Ramadan, Tarawih Prayer should be offered as eight rak’aat [units of Salat ] in congregation in a mosque before going to bed or should it be offered alone at home by waking up in the latter part of the night? The Promised Messiah, peace and blessings be upon him, replied: Tarawih Prayer is not a separate prayer. In reality, to offer the 1. Islamic celebration of the birth of a child [Publisher]