Regarding the 'aqiqah, is it permissible for the maternal uncle or the paternal uncle to perform it by slaughtering it on behalf of the child?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, regarding the 'aqiqah, is it permissible for the maternal uncle or the paternal uncle to perform it by slaughtering it on behalf of the child?
Answer:
Nothing contradicts this. If he acts on behalf of the father and slaughters the 'aqiqah from his own money, there is nothing wrong with it; agency applies here. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, regarding the 'aqiqah, is it permissible for the maternal uncle or the paternal uncle to perform it by slaughtering it on behalf of the child?
Answer:
Nothing contradicts this. If he acts on behalf of the father and slaughters the 'aqiqah from his own money, there is nothing wrong with it; agency applies here. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [2068 -3022] بالنسبة للعقيقة، هل يجوز أن يقوم بها الخال أو العم فيذبحها عن الولد؟ — youtube.com
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