The Time of Slaughtering the 'Aqiqah and Distributing Its Meat
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: Is it permissible to slaughter the 'aqiqah on a day other than the seventh if that day is not feasible?
The Shaykh:
Yes, it is permissible to slaughter the 'aqiqah on any day, but doing it on the seventh day is a recommended practice (mustahabb) and not obligatory.
The questioner:
Then he says, may Allah preserve you and protect you: As for the 'aqiqah, is its meat distributed in the same way as the meat of the 'Id sacrifice?
The Shaykh:
Yes, indeed, in three parts. The Sunnah is to divide it into three: one third for his household, one third to give to his friends, and one third to give as charity. This is the best. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: Is it permissible to slaughter the 'aqiqah on a day other than the seventh if that day is not feasible?
The Shaykh:
Yes, it is permissible to slaughter the 'aqiqah on any day, but doing it on the seventh day is a recommended practice (mustahabb) and not obligatory.
The questioner:
Then he says, may Allah preserve you and protect you: As for the 'aqiqah, is its meat distributed in the same way as the meat of the 'Id sacrifice?
The Shaykh:
Yes, indeed, in three parts. The Sunnah is to divide it into three: one third for his household, one third to give to his friends, and one third to give as charity. This is the best. Yes.
Source
المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين 14-03-1439هـ — af.org.sa (1:11:24)
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