The Ruling on Not Slaughtering the 'Aqiqah
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Question:
If a person is unable to slaughter the 'aqiqah for his newborn child, does he commit a sin for that?
Answer:
He does not commit a sin; because the 'aqiqah is not obligatory, it is only recommended and a sunnah (recommended practice), and it is not obligatory, and praise be to Allah. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
If a person is unable to slaughter the 'aqiqah for his newborn child, does he commit a sin for that?
Answer:
He does not commit a sin; because the 'aqiqah is not obligatory, it is only recommended and a sunnah (recommended practice), and it is not obligatory, and praise be to Allah. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/028 — archive.org (9:19)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.