Distributing meat to the poor instead of slaughtering the 'aqiqah
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says that a son was born to him, but he is unable to slaughter the 'aqiqah for him. Is it permissible for him to buy some kilograms of meat and distribute it to the poor?
Answer:
No, this does not suffice for the 'aqiqah. The intention is the slaughter, not the meat. The intention is to slaughter for Allah, just as the slaughter of the udhiyah, the slaughter of the 'aqiqah, and the slaughter for the wedding feast are all intended as an act of worship for Allah. The slaughter is worship. So [the verse says]: "So pray to your Lord and sacrifice."[Al-An'am 6:162] And the ritual (nasik) is the slaughter for Allah the Exalted. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says that a son was born to him, but he is unable to slaughter the 'aqiqah for him. Is it permissible for him to buy some kilograms of meat and distribute it to the poor?
Answer:
No, this does not suffice for the 'aqiqah. The intention is the slaughter, not the meat. The intention is to slaughter for Allah, just as the slaughter of the udhiyah, the slaughter of the 'aqiqah, and the slaughter for the wedding feast are all intended as an act of worship for Allah. The slaughter is worship. So [the verse says]: "So pray to your Lord and sacrifice."
Indeed, my prayer, my rites of sacrifice, my living and my dying
قُلْ إِنَّ صَلَاتِي وَنُسُكِي وَمَحْيَايَ وَمَمَاتِي
Source
شرح العقيدة الواسطية [ صالح الفوزان ] [ 1438هـ ]، بداية من قوله : وقوله : { ولله العزة ولرسوله وللمؤمنين } — islamhouse.com (45:45)
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