The ruling on the 'aqiqah (sacrifice for a newborn) with chickens and other than livestock
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Question:
Is the 'aqiqah permissible with animals smaller than a sheep, such as chickens? No.
Answer:
It is not permissible except with a sheep, a cow, or a camel. As for chickens, rabbits, and goats, none of them are sufficient; none of them are sufficient. This is because Allah specified livestock, mentioning[Al-Hajj 22:28] which are camels, cows, and sheep. So the place of drawing near to Allah is with livestock.
Is the 'aqiqah permissible with animals smaller than a sheep, such as chickens? No.
Answer:
It is not permissible except with a sheep, a cow, or a camel. As for chickens, rabbits, and goats, none of them are sufficient; none of them are sufficient. This is because Allah specified livestock, mentioning
the name of Allah on known days over what He has provided for them of [sacrificial] animals
اسْمَ اللَّهِ فِي أَيَّامٍ مَّعْلُومَاتٍ عَلَىٰ مَا رَزَقَهُم مِّن بَهِيمَةِ الْأَنْعَامِ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 7 من 89|شرح العدة في شرح العمدة|الحج|باب الهدي والأضحية|صالح الفوزان|الفقه|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (54:02)
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