The 'Aqiqah for a Male Child and Buying Meat in Its Place
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: If a man is blessed with a male child, is it permissible for him to slaughter one 'aqiqah for him this year and another one after a year?
The Shaykh:
It depends on his ability. If he is able, he slaughters both animals at the same time. If he is not able, he slaughters one, and when he becomes able, he slaughters the second.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Is it permissible for him to buy meat so that it suffices in place of the slaughter?
The Shaykh:
No, slaughtering is an act of worship. Buying meat is charity, it is not an act of worship; it is charity. But slaughtering is an act of worship: "Pray to your Lord and sacrifice." Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: If a man is blessed with a male child, is it permissible for him to slaughter one 'aqiqah for him this year and another one after a year?
The Shaykh:
It depends on his ability. If he is able, he slaughters both animals at the same time. If he is not able, he slaughters one, and when he becomes able, he slaughters the second.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Is it permissible for him to buy meat so that it suffices in place of the slaughter?
The Shaykh:
No, slaughtering is an act of worship. Buying meat is charity, it is not an act of worship; it is charity. But slaughtering is an act of worship: "Pray to your Lord and sacrifice." Yes.
Source
إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان، إغاثة اللهفان من مصايد الشيطان 19-05-1434هـ — alfawzan.live (56:21)
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