The 'Aqiqah for a Stillborn Child
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The questioner:
If a child is born dead but fully formed, is the 'aqiqah sacrificed for him?
The Shaykh:
Yes, the 'aqiqah is sacrificed for him, taking the generality of the ruling into account. As long as he was born alive, even if he died afterward, the 'aqiqah is sacrificed for him based on the generality of the ruling that the 'aqiqah is prescribed for a newborn. This is a newborn, but since he died, the 'aqiqah is prescribed for him. Yes.
Another questioner:
But I believe it is released from the womb.
The Shaykh:
No, if he died in his mother's womb and was born dead, if he was born dead, then there is no basis for the slaughter. The 'aqiqah is only sacrificed for a newborn. This one was not born alive. Yes.
If a child is born dead but fully formed, is the 'aqiqah sacrificed for him?
The Shaykh:
Yes, the 'aqiqah is sacrificed for him, taking the generality of the ruling into account. As long as he was born alive, even if he died afterward, the 'aqiqah is sacrificed for him based on the generality of the ruling that the 'aqiqah is prescribed for a newborn. This is a newborn, but since he died, the 'aqiqah is prescribed for him. Yes.
Another questioner:
But I believe it is released from the womb.
The Shaykh:
No, if he died in his mother's womb and was born dead, if he was born dead, then there is no basis for the slaughter. The 'aqiqah is only sacrificed for a newborn. This one was not born alive. Yes.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، تابع باب الآنية - 1 — islamhouse.com (24:12)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.