I was blessed with a male child and sacrificed a sheep for him because I did not have the value of two sheep. Is it permissible to slaughter the second one after three years?
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: I was blessed with a male child three years ago, and I did not have the value of two sheep, so I sacrificed one sheep for my son. Is it permissible for me to slaughter another sheep now, with the reasoning?
The Shaykh:
There is nothing wrong with it. It is a completion. The second sheep completes the minimum requirement for the 'aqiqah. You delayed it for an excuse, so there is no objection. Yes, but how old is the child?
The questioner:
Three years old.
The Shaykh:
Yes, nothing has been missed. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: I was blessed with a male child three years ago, and I did not have the value of two sheep, so I sacrificed one sheep for my son. Is it permissible for me to slaughter another sheep now, with the reasoning?
The Shaykh:
There is nothing wrong with it. It is a completion. The second sheep completes the minimum requirement for the 'aqiqah. You delayed it for an excuse, so there is no objection. Yes, but how old is the child?
The questioner:
Three years old.
The Shaykh:
Yes, nothing has been missed. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [4350- 4717] رزقت بمولود وعققت عنه بشاة لأني لا أملك قيمة شاتين فهل يجزئ ذبح الثانية بعد ثلاث سنوات؟ — youtube.com
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