After Eid al-Fitr ends, in the near future we will welcome another holiday, namely Eid al-Adha. Where this holiday is usually synonymous with the slaughter of sacrificial animals in the form of goats.

To add to your perception, on this occasion, we will discuss the differences in terms of the aqiqah goat and the sacrificial goat for all of you. This is very important, because it is one of the mandatory requirements.

goat age

The first difference in terms is the age of the animal. For those of you who want to issue Aqiqah, according to the sunnah, the age of the goat is at least 1 year, while for the sheep, the minimum age is 6 months.

Therefore, it is necessary to point out that the type of animal that Aqiqah will use is to find out if it agrees with the provisions or not. And the next one cannot be forced, because it must run naturally within the allotted time.

Meanwhile, for animal sacrifices, the sheep used must be 1 year old, or at least 6 months old for those receiving 1-year-old sheep. Meanwhile, the goats are at least 1 year old and have entered their 2nd year.

That is why goats and sheep are among the profitable pet businesses that you can try to apply at home. Especially in the countryside, which of course really supports ranching like this.

Type of animal used

For those of you who want to make a sacrifice, you can use various types of livestock such as camels, cows, goats or sheep as an option later on. And the following are tips for choosing slaughter cows as well as tips for choosing slaughter goats that are often applied in Indonesia.

Meanwhile, to perform aqiqah, you have to take out animals like sheep or goats later, it is not allowed to take out animals like cows, buffalo or camels because it has been Islamic law for a long time.

Number of animals required

The next difference this time is also related to the number of animals that will be released later. For this Aqiqah, it is also distinguished by the gender of the child whose aqiqah is issued.

For those of you who have sons, the number of Aqiqah goats is 2, while for those of you who have daughters, it is enough to take out only 1 goat. However, both must still meet the minimum goat age that has been discussed above.

And for this type of thing is not negotiable, especially reduced. Because it has become a stipulation for Muslims to do the following, even if it is not done when you are still a baby, it does not matter.

Meanwhile, to cast a sacrificial animal, it is not affected by the gender that cast the sacrifice. Both men and women can take out only 1 goat afterwards, because when making the sacrifice 1 goat is only for 1 person.

And what distinguishes it again in the sacrifice is that other livestock such as cows, camels or buffalo can be used. Where an animal can be used for a maximum of 7 people later.

For the problem of the type of cow that is one of the best and most familiar for slaughter in Indonesia is the Brahman cow. Therefore, you must be able to understand the characteristics of Brahman cattle and their feed in order to provide good care to maintain their quality.

killing time

For the time of the slaughter of this sacrificial animal it must be done within the time that has been determined in Islamic law. According to Ibn Rushd of the Maliki Madhhab supported by Imam Ahmad, Imam Abu Hanifah and other Imams, the best time to slaughter the slaughtered animal is after the Eid prayer.

And the final deadline for the slaughter of this sacrificial animal is sunset on the 13th of Dhulhijjah. Meanwhile, according to the Syafii Madhhab, it is 4 days after Eid al-Adha is performed, while the age of the person doing the sacrifice is not determined, because it is a sunnah.

As for Aqiqah, the best time to do it is a week or 7 days after the birth of the baby, at which time the child is shaved and given a name.

But with a note if the baby’s family can issue aqiqah on that day. if not, it can be done another day, but the best time is the seventh day after birth.

Genus Goat

Regarding this matter, it is not explicitly explained in a text, such as in the Qur’an or Hadith regarding the choice and virtue of the type of animal used in the sacrifice or aqiqah. However, scholars seem to have confirmed the gender case.

According to Imam An-Nawawi in Al-Majmū’ Syar al-Muhadzzab, the sex of the sacrificial goat is analogous to a hadith which explains that it is permissible to choose the sex of a male or female goat when casting a sacrificial animal.

Likewise, for Aqiqah needs, there is no official provision regarding the sex of the goat or sheep used. It is allowed to be female or male, but it is more advisable to use a male goat because it is considered that he has more meat.

Sacrificial goat or aqiqah is recommended or required if the animal is actually healthy without any defect such as one-sided blindness, disease, lameness, thinness or lack of bone marrow.

More or less that is the discussion about the various kinds of differences in terms of aqiqah goats and sacrificial goats that you may meet. See also the discussion on how to make goats like to eat fermented food in order to control their growth.