Prioritizing the 'Id sacrifice over the 'aqiqah for one who is unable to perform both
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: Is it preferable for a Muslim, if he is unable to do two things, to perform the 'Id sacrifice or the 'aqiqah for his child? Is it preferable for a Muslim, if he cannot do both—namely, the 'Id sacrifice or the 'aqiqah for his child—which is preferable for him to prioritize, the 'Id sacrifice or the 'aqiqah?
Answer:
The 'aqiqah is a right of the child upon his father. If he is able to do it, he slaughters it; if he is not able to do it, it is not obligatory. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: Is it preferable for a Muslim, if he is unable to do two things, to perform the 'Id sacrifice or the 'aqiqah for his child? Is it preferable for a Muslim, if he cannot do both—namely, the 'Id sacrifice or the 'aqiqah for his child—which is preferable for him to prioritize, the 'Id sacrifice or the 'aqiqah?
Answer:
The 'aqiqah is a right of the child upon his father. If he is able to do it, he slaughters it; if he is not able to do it, it is not obligatory. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب الحث على الأضحية — islamhouse.com (54:48)
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