Online Aqiqah for Residents in Europe and America
Living in Europe or America and your baby has arrived? Order aqiqah from your phone. Qurba carries it out in Africa and distributes the full meat to families in need, with prices starting at 449 SAR. The video of the slaughter in your baby's name appears on a private order page within 48 hours of the slaughter, so you do not need to look for a place to slaughter or book a slaughterhouse.
Why order from far away?
In many places slaughtering outside licensed slaughterhouses is prohibited or difficult, and if you do find a slaughterhouse you still have to coordinate, travel there, and distribute the meat yourself to people you know. Qurba takes all of that off you: you pay and write the name, and the rest runs on your order page. And if you have somewhere to slaughter, distribute by your own hand, and witness it, that is better for you, as we say in our article on aqiqah and qurbani outside your country.
How do you order?
You choose the animal and write the baby's name the way you want it pronounced, and if it is in Latin letters, write it in Arabic according to its pronunciation. Then you pay and the order moves through four stages.
- Received: you pay and a private order page opens for you, with its link in your confirmation email.
- Execution scheduled: the page shows the day your order entered the slaughter queue.
- Carried out: the baby's name is spoken aloud before the slaughter and shown on a sign in the video.
- Distributed: the meat reaches families in need in Africa.
An order before 4 pm Saudi time enters that day's queue or the next day's, and the video is uploaded to your page within 48 hours of the slaughter.
The time difference on your side
The gap between us and Britain, western Europe and central Europe is from 1 hour to 3 hours depending on the country and the season, and between us and America and Canada it is from 7 hours on the East Coast to 11 hours on the West Coast. The gap shifts with daylight saving time on your side, so do not rely on an old number. 4 pm Saudi time comes out from 1 pm to 3 pm in Europe, and from 5 am to 9 am in America. That means an order placed at night for you reaches us in our morning and makes that day's queue. But if you pay after 8 or 9 am on the East Coast, depending on the season, you have passed our cutoff and will not make the same day's queue.
Prices and payment
| Option | Price | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Aqiqah goat | 449 SAR | One sacrifice |
| Aqiqah sheep | 569 SAR | One sacrifice |
| Aqiqah ram | 669 SAR | One sacrifice |
| Boy's aqiqah bundle | From 898 to 1338 SAR | Two sacrifices on one tracking page: two goats 898 / two sheep 1138 / two rams 1338 |
| Girl's aqiqah bundle | From 449 to 669 SAR | One sacrifice: goat 449 / sheep 569 / ram 669 |
Prices are in Saudi riyals, and you pay by card or Apple Pay from any country with no shipping address. Your card's bank converts the amount from your account currency, and some banks add a fee for payments in a foreign currency, so ask your bank before you pay. If you want a sadaqah alongside the aqiqah, there is a sadaqah sheep for 569 SAR.
Our limits and our guarantee
We cannot promise a particular village or family, because the lists of families in need change from week to week. What we commit to is a video in your baby's name within 48 hours of the slaughter. If it is late, you choose between having the sacrifice re-done or a full refund. Cancelling before the “Carried out” stage returns the full amount, but after the slaughter there is no cancellation, apart from the video guarantee just described. Service details are on the aqiqah outside Saudi Arabia page.
Questions people ask
Can I slaughter the aqiqah myself in Europe or America?
That depends on the regulations of your country and the licensed slaughterhouses near you. If you can slaughter and distribute yourself, that is better, as our ruling article explains, and Qurba is for those who cannot.
What is the time difference between me and Saudi Arabia?
From 1 to 3 hours in western and central Europe, and from 7 to 11 hours in America and Canada, and it shifts with daylight saving time.
My card is American or European, will it work?
It will if your bank allows online payments in a foreign currency, or you can pay with Apple Pay. The price is in Saudi riyals and your bank converts it.
My baby's name is in Latin letters, how is it pronounced?
Write it in Arabic letters the way you want it pronounced. That is the name spoken before the slaughter and shown on the sign.
When should I order to make that day's queue?
Before 4 pm Saudi time. Convert it to your time according to the season, and if you miss it you will not make the same day's queue.
My baby is more than a week old, does aqiqah still work?
The article on the time of aqiqah explains this in detail. Read it, and if anything remains in your mind, ask trusted scholars where you live.
When do I see the video?
Within 48 hours of the slaughter, on your private order page, and you do not need to attend.
Links you may find useful: Boy's aqiqah bundle, Girl's aqiqah bundle, Sadaqah sheep, Aqiqah outside Saudi Arabia, The ruling on aqiqah and qurbani outside your country.
This content is for general information and not a religious ruling. For matters of scholarly disagreement, refer to trusted scholars.