Rulings Concerning the 'Aqiqah: Its Timing and Conditions
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you. In his final question, he says: By the praise of Allah, I was blessed with a daughter, but I did not slaughter the 'aqiqah for her. She is now one and a half years old. Is it permissible for me to slaughter it for her now? He also asks: What is the sacrificial animal—sheep or goat? How old must it be? And is a sick or broken one permissible?
The Shaykh:
Yes, slaughtering the 'aqiqah for a newborn is a recommended practice (sunnah). If it is a boy, two are slaughtered for him; if it is a girl, one is slaughtered for her. The time for slaughter is the seventh day after birth or the twenty-first day. If the twenty-first day passes and it has not been slaughtered, then it is slaughtered at any time. The 'aqiqah is slaughtered at any time of the days, and the one who does so is fulfilling the sunnah, even if the slaughter is delayed. Yes.
The questioner:
And I.
The Shaykh:
What is sufficient for the 'aqiqah is what is sufficient for the 'Id sacrifice (udhiyah). It is required that it reach the age of a thani (a yearling) if it is from sheep, meaning it has completed six months or more, or a jadha' (a two-year-old) from goats, meaning it has completed one year. This is regarding age. As for the other matters, a sick one is not sufficient, nor one with a defect, nor a lame one, nor one that cannot walk with the healthy ones, nor a thin one with no fat. What is required for the 'aqiqah in terms of age and health is the same as what is required for the 'Id sacrifice. Yes.
May Allah reward you. In his final question, he says: By the praise of Allah, I was blessed with a daughter, but I did not slaughter the 'aqiqah for her. She is now one and a half years old. Is it permissible for me to slaughter it for her now? He also asks: What is the sacrificial animal—sheep or goat? How old must it be? And is a sick or broken one permissible?
The Shaykh:
Yes, slaughtering the 'aqiqah for a newborn is a recommended practice (sunnah). If it is a boy, two are slaughtered for him; if it is a girl, one is slaughtered for her. The time for slaughter is the seventh day after birth or the twenty-first day. If the twenty-first day passes and it has not been slaughtered, then it is slaughtered at any time. The 'aqiqah is slaughtered at any time of the days, and the one who does so is fulfilling the sunnah, even if the slaughter is delayed. Yes.
The questioner:
And I.
The Shaykh:
What is sufficient for the 'aqiqah is what is sufficient for the 'Id sacrifice (udhiyah). It is required that it reach the age of a thani (a yearling) if it is from sheep, meaning it has completed six months or more, or a jadha' (a two-year-old) from goats, meaning it has completed one year. This is regarding age. As for the other matters, a sick one is not sufficient, nor one with a defect, nor a lame one, nor one that cannot walk with the healthy ones, nor a thin one with no fat. What is required for the 'aqiqah in terms of age and health is the same as what is required for the 'Id sacrifice. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 5748- أحكام تتعلق بالعقيقة من حيث وقتها وشروطها - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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