Distributing the 'Aqiqah and Serving It to Guests

The questioner : The questioner asks, Shaykh, and says: How is the 'Aqiqah distributed? A man had guests, then he went and bought the 'Aqiqah and served it to them without informing them, knowing that he had intended it for the 'Aqiqah when he bought it? And regarding knowing the unseen, I do not know about it; I did not understand the second issue.

The Shaykh : And knowing, that is, knowing this. That is the excrement. That is the excrement.

The questioner : If the excrement had been heavy on the children, we would have known that it came out.

The Shaykh : That is enough; you need to calculate after the date palm fruit comes out.

The questioner : May Allah protect. May Allah reward you with good.

The Shaykh : Yes, as for distributing the 'Aqiqah, it is distributed among his neighbors, relatives, and the poor, and he eats from it. If he wishes, he invites those he sees as deserving of the invitation, but the poor must have a share of it. The same is said regarding the 'Id sacrifice; it is said regarding the 'Id sacrifice: eat, give as a gift, and give in charity. Allah the Exalted said: As for if he served it to a group of guests, it does not count. Why? Because he thereby protected his wealth, since the right of guests is to be honored. If he made this act of worship a substitute for honoring them, he has protected his wealth, so it does not suffice for him, and he must slaughter another in its place. But if he invited people who were not guests and said, "Please, come for the 'Aqiqah of so-and-so's son or so-and-so's daughter," there is no harm. Yes.

The presenter : Praise be to Allah. May Allah reward you with good.