Is it permissible to slaughter the 'aqiqah (sacrifice for a newborn) for sons after several years have passed since their birth?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh! If a person did not perform the 'aqiqah for his children, and they are now grown up, being fifteen and twelve years old, should he slaughter it for them now?
Answer:
The time for it has passed, but if he slaughters it as a precaution, it may be beneficial, if Allah wills, but the time for it has passed. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh! If a person did not perform the 'aqiqah for his children, and they are now grown up, being fifteen and twelve years old, should he slaughter it for them now?
Answer:
The time for it has passed, but if he slaughters it as a precaution, it may be beneficial, if Allah wills, but the time for it has passed. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [5348] هل يجوز ذبح العقيقة عن الأبناء بعد سنوات من ولادتهم؟ - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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