The 'Aqiqah for a child who dies after birth
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Question:
If a newborn child dies after birth, is it obligatory for his father to perform the 'aqiqah for him, or not?
Answer:
If the fetus reached four months, when the soul was breathed into it, and then it died in its mother's womb, it is recommended to give it a name, and it is recommended to perform the 'aqiqah for it. It is obligatory to treat it as a funeral case: it must be washed, shrouded, prayed over, and buried in the Muslim cemeteries, because it has become a human being once the soul is breathed into it, and it takes on the rulings applicable to a human being. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good,
If a newborn child dies after birth, is it obligatory for his father to perform the 'aqiqah for him, or not?
Answer:
If the fetus reached four months, when the soul was breathed into it, and then it died in its mother's womb, it is recommended to give it a name, and it is recommended to perform the 'aqiqah for it. It is obligatory to treat it as a funeral case: it must be washed, shrouded, prayed over, and buried in the Muslim cemeteries, because it has become a human being once the soul is breathed into it, and it takes on the rulings applicable to a human being. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good,
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 02/140 — archive.org (9:28)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.