English Translation

Affan told us, Hammam told us, Qatadah told us, from al-Hasan, from Samurah, that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: Every boy is held as a pledge for his 'aqiqah; it is slaughtered on his seventh day, his head is shaved, and it (the blood) is dabbed on him. Affan told us, Aban al-Attar told us, Qatadah told us, from al-Hasan, from Samurah, from the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, the like of it, except that he said 'and he is named.' Hammam said in his hadith: we went back to him and he said, 'and it is dabbed on him.' Hammam said: Qatadah used to describe the blood, saying: When the 'aqiqah is slaughtered, a piece of wool is taken and applied to the veins of the sacrificial animal, then placed on the crown of the child's head; when it has run, his head is washed, then it is shaved afterward.