Yes. Aqeeqa only takes the type of animal into consideration. It does not concern with the gender (sex) of the animals. Therefore, it does not matter whether a female or male sheep is slaughtered for a girl or a boy.

Start counting days from the date of birth. If the baby was born before Maghrib (sunset), include the day in counting, but if the baby was born after Maghrib (sunset), exclude the day while counting.

If the fetus in 4 months old, the soul will be breathed into the baby. So, he should be named, shrouded, and the funeral prayer should be offered to him. Also, he should be buried in the Muslim graveyard. And Aqeeqa should be offered for him, because he will be resurrected on the day of resurrection, and he will intercede for his parents while Aqeeqa will be a reason for his intersession.

If the fetus is miscarried before 4 months of pregnancy, no Aqeeqa should be offered. And he should no tbe named or the funeral prayer offered for him. And he may be buried anywhere.

It is recommended to perform Aqeeqa, shave head, and give a name on the 7^th day. However, there is no order in performing them.

The day of U’d’hiya depends on the place where it is carried out. The day of Eid in the Maldives is usually the day of Hajj for some countries such as India, Nepal, and Bangladesh. Therefore, if the slaughtering is carried out on the day of Hajj for those countries, it will not be considered U’d’hiya, but rather a Sadaqah. Since BakariMv especially focuses on shariah compliance in every aspect, they make sure to be on the safe side when it comes to this. For such countries, our slaughtering begins on their Eid day which is the 1^st day of Ayyam At-Thashreeq for the Maldives.

We do not share any of our slaughtering in social media without the permission of the customer. In any case, if we are required to use the pictures, the note provided by the customer will be blurred/removed before posting. However, if the customer requests to make it public, it will be shared with the nametag as it is.

No. BakariMv is operated as a business rather than a charity organization. One of the core values of our company includes ensuring honesty and integrity in every transaction.

However, being an NGO contradicts these values. NGOs and charitable organizations receive ‘unknown’ and ‘untraceable’ funds from anonymous people. However, unlike this, for a company every single laari received and spent must be recorded and should be traceable.

In addition to this, we (BakariMv) keep records of all transactions and share the proof with our customers. Moreover, the tax records of our transactions and financial information are shared with the relevant government authorities.

Since we do not want to be in the possession of any unknown or unidentified funds that cannot be traced back to their origin, we chose to be a company where everything is transparent and clear.

Therefore, we believe that being an NGO cannot provide the level of transparency, honesty, and shariah compliance that we strive to uphold.