The Relationship Between a Child’s Injuries and Not Slaughtering the ‘Aqiqah

Question:
A questioner asks, saying: Does what a child suffers from in tangible matters, such as wounds or burns, have a connection to not slaughtering the ‘aqiqah?

Answer:
The ‘aqiqah does not protect from wounds. The ‘aqiqah protects from deviation and from Satan’s tyranny. It is possible for a child to have an ‘aqiqah slaughtered for him and yet be killed without being wounded. It does not protect from wounds; it protects the body, but rather it protects the intellect and it protects the faith of the heart. Yes.