Is the 'aqiqah (sacrifice for a newborn) obligatory for a fetus that dies before birth?
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Question:
Your Eminence the Shaykh, the questioner asks: If a newborn dies in his mother's womb, is it obligatory to perform the 'aqiqah for him and give him a name?
Answer:
Yes, if his creation is complete and he has been breathed into, whether in the fifth or sixth month or otherwise, he is to be given a name and the 'aqiqah is performed for him, because his creation is complete. He is to be prayed over, given a name, and the 'aqiqah is performed for him. Yes.
Your Eminence the Shaykh, the questioner asks: If a newborn dies in his mother's womb, is it obligatory to perform the 'aqiqah for him and give him a name?
Answer:
Yes, if his creation is complete and he has been breathed into, whether in the fifth or sixth month or otherwise, he is to be given a name and the 'aqiqah is performed for him, because his creation is complete. He is to be prayed over, given a name, and the 'aqiqah is performed for him. Yes.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ ابن باز Alsheikh Binbaz»، 126 هل تجب العقيقة عن الجنين المتوفى قبل الولادة؟ للإمام ابن باز — youtube.com
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