# Sunan Ibn Majah - Chapters on Slaughtering

*Exported from [ParallelQuran.com](https://parallelquran.com) on August 22, 2026*

**1 hadith**

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## Hadith #2897

**Book:** Chapters on Slaughtering | **Narrator(s):** Abu Bakr bin Abi Shayba أبو بكر بن أبي شيبة, Affan bin Muslim عفان بن مسلم بن عبد الله الصفار, Anas ibn Malik, Dylm bin Ghzwan al-Bdy ديلم بن غزوان العبدي, Thabit bin Aslam Albanani ثابت بن أسلم البناني

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) commanded us to sacrifice two sheep for a boy’s ‘Aqiqah and one sheep for a girl.”

*Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/sunan-ibn-majah-2897/)*

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