Is it required that the 'aqiqah be provided by the father?
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Question:
Regarding the 'aqiqah, O Shaykh, if a man has a child and one of his relatives volunteers to provide one 'aqiqah, and then he provides another one later.
Answer:
There is nothing wrong with that. If he performs the 'aqiqah on his behalf, whether you perform it on his behalf—which is better, because it is a right of the child upon his father—or if someone else bears the cost, there is nothing wrong with that. It is permissible to slaughter both animals for the male child at once, and it is permissible to separate them; there is nothing wrong with that. Yes.
Regarding the 'aqiqah, O Shaykh, if a man has a child and one of his relatives volunteers to provide one 'aqiqah, and then he provides another one later.
Answer:
There is nothing wrong with that. If he performs the 'aqiqah on his behalf, whether you perform it on his behalf—which is better, because it is a right of the child upon his father—or if someone else bears the cost, there is nothing wrong with that. It is permissible to slaughter both animals for the male child at once, and it is permissible to separate them; there is nothing wrong with that. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 2427 - هل يشترط في العقيقة أن تكون من الأب؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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