The Ruling on Slaughtering a Cow for the 'Aqiqah of a Newborn

Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it sufficient to slaughter a cow for the child instead of two sheep?

Answer:
Yes, it is sufficient to slaughter a camel or a cow, but they say that it must be given out entirely, and sharing in the blood is not sufficient, as is the case with the udhiyah. A camel is for seven people, and a cow is for seven people, and the hady. This is regarding the hady and the udhiyah. As for the 'aqiqah, sharing in the blood is not sufficient, so the entire camel or the entire cow is given out for the newborn.