Is it permissible for the mother to perform the 'aqiqah, or for the mother to slaughter the 'aqiqah on behalf of her son?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Is it permissible for the mother to perform the 'aqiqah, or for the mother to slaughter the 'aqiqah on behalf of her son?
Answer:
Yes, there is nothing wrong with it. If the mother slaughters the 'aqiqah on behalf of her son, the recommended practice (sunnah) is fulfilled. However, it is better for this to be the right of the son or child upon the father; that is what is better. If someone else does it, there is nothing wrong with it.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Is it permissible for the mother to perform the 'aqiqah, or for the mother to slaughter the 'aqiqah on behalf of her son?
Answer:
Yes, there is nothing wrong with it. If the mother slaughters the 'aqiqah on behalf of her son, the recommended practice (sunnah) is fulfilled. However, it is better for this to be the right of the son or child upon the father; that is what is better. If someone else does it, there is nothing wrong with it.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [611 -939] هل يجزئ أن تؤدي الأم أو أن تذبح الأم العقيقة عن ابنها؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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