Food & Daily Life
Lawful and unlawful animals, slaughtering, the Eid sacrifice (qurbani), and the newborn's sacrifice (aqiqah).
Food and slaughtering
- Lawful (halal) and unlawful (haram) animals Which land animals, birds, and water creatures are lawful (halal) to eat, which are unlawful (haram), and the rules for offspring, milk and eggs.
- The rulings of slaughtering (zabḥ) What makes a slaughter valid, who may perform it, the sunnah method, and what makes the meat unlawful.
The Eid sacrifice (Qurbani)
- Who must offer the Eid sacrifice (qurbani), and when Who the Eid sacrifice (qurbani) is obligatory on, the minimum wealth (niṣāb) that makes someone wealthy enough, who it is offered for, and the three days it can be done.
- The animals for the Eid sacrifice (qurbani), the method, and dividing the meat Which animals qualify for the Eid sacrifice (qurbani), their age and condition, sharing a sacrifice between up to seven people, how to slaughter it, and how the meat and skin are divided.
A new baby
- Welcoming a newborn The bath and call to prayer (adhan) for a new baby, softening a date in its mouth (tahnik), and how to choose a good name.
- The rulings of the newborn's sacrifice (aqiqah) The sacrifice made for a newborn: when to do it, how many goats, the method and supplication (duʿā), and how the meat, hair and skin are handled.