[Machine] She asked the Messenger of Allah ﷺ about the 'aqeeqah (sacrifice for a newborn). He said, "For a boy, two sheep are a reward, and for a girl, one sheep." I said to 'Ata', "What are the two rewards?" He said, "He mentioned the equal." Hajjaj said in his narration, "And the lamb is more beloved to me than the goat." And he mentioned that it is more beloved to me than its females. He said, "And we love for its blackness to be from it."
أَنَّهَا سَأَلَتْ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ عَنِ الْعَقِيقَةِ؟ فَقَالَتْ عَنِ الْغُلَامِ شَاتَانِ مُكَافَأَتَانِ وَعَنِ الْجَارِيَةِ شَاةٌ قُلْتُ لِعَطَاءٍ مَا الْمُكَافَأَتَانِ؟ قَالَ الْمِثْلَانِ قَالَ حَجَّاجٌ فِي حَدِيثِهِ وَالضَّأْنُ أَحَبُّ إِلَيَّ مِنَ الْمَعْزِ وَذَكَرَ أَنَّهَا أَحَبُّ إِلَيَّ مِنْ إِنَاثِهَا قَالَ وَنُحِبُّ أَنْ يَجْعَلَهُ سَوَادَهَا مِنْهُ