Aqiqah Outside Saudi Arabia, Online with Video
Want to offer aqiqah for your baby while you are outside Saudi Arabia, or you have lived abroad for a long time and want to carry it out from there? You can order from your phone, the slaughter happens in Africa for families who genuinely need the meat, and you get a private tracking page with an execution video within 48 hours naming your baby aloud.
Why is execution carried out in Africa specifically?
The reason is not just cost. The families who receive the meat there have a greater need than any other place we could distribute it, and the meat reaches them in full, with none of it coming back to the customer. That is the difference between an ordinary aqiqah that feeds your neighbors, and a sacrifice directed to where the need is real.
Is aqiqah permissible outside the baby's own country?
The original ruling is that aqiqah is slaughtered in the father's country, and scholars consider it preferable to show the tradition among family and neighbors when possible. But permissibility is established: the late Sheikh Ibn Baz was asked about sending a qurbani or aqiqah abroad to be slaughtered there, and he answered, "If he sends it abroad in the hand of a trustworthy person who slaughters it there and distributes it, there is no harm in that" (Ibn Baz's fatwa), while still preferring slaughter in one's own country when possible. So permissibility is one thing, and preference is another. Full detail is in the article on the ruling of aqiqah and qurbani outside one's country.
How do you order while outside Saudi Arabia?
- Choose the sacrifice, goat, sheep, or ram, and write the baby's name as you want it spoken at the time of slaughter.
- Pay by card or Apple Pay, from any country, with no shipping address required.
- Your order page is built within seconds of payment, reached from the "Track your order" button on the order status page, with the link also in your order confirmation email, showing the four order stages.
- On execution day, the baby's name is mentioned, and the video is uploaded to the same page within 48 hours.
Options and prices
| Sacrifice | Price | Feeds |
|---|---|---|
| Aqiqah goat | 449 SAR | 10 to 13 people |
| Aqiqah sheep | 569 SAR | 13 to 15 people |
| Aqiqah ram | 669 SAR | 15 to 18 people |
| Boy's aqiqah bundle (two sacrifices) | From 898 SAR | One tracking page for both |
| Girl's aqiqah bundle | From 449 SAR | One sacrifice |
What if the video is late?
The guarantee is clear: if the video is late past 48 hours from the slaughter, you choose between having it re-done or a full refund to the same payment method. You can also cancel your order before it enters the "carried out" stage for a full refund, but there is no cancellation after the slaughter, since the sacrifice has already taken place, apart from the video guarantee above.
Questions people ask
Can I order aqiqah online if I'm not Saudi and don't live there?
Yes, ordering is open from any country, with payment by card or Apple Pay and no shipping address needed.
Do I need to attend at the time of the aqiqah slaughter?
No, there is no attendance requirement. What matters is the correct intention and name, and the video documents the execution on your behalf.
Why do you carry out the slaughter in Africa and not in my country?
Because the meat reaches families there whose need is greater, and it is distributed in full with none of it coming back to the customer.
Do you set an exact slaughter time?
No, we only give you the day, not the exact hour, and you see the execution in the video once it is uploaded.
What's the difference between aqiqah for a boy and a girl?
The tradition is two sacrifices for a boy and one for a girl. If only one sacrifice is possible for a boy, it still fulfills the tradition.
Links you may find useful: Aqiqah sheep, Aqiqah for a boy, Aqiqah for a girl, How Qurba works.
This content is for general information and not a religious ruling. For matters of scholarly disagreement, refer to trusted scholars.