How is the 'aqiqah distributed?
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Question:
Abu Naif is with us on the line, please go ahead, Abu Naif. Hello, peace be upon you. And upon you be peace. May Allah keep you safe. Peace, please go ahead. May Allah keep you safe, O Shaykh. Shaykh, I have a question, may Allah preserve you, about the 'aqiqah (the sacrifice for a newborn). Is it permissible for me to slaughter the 'aqiqah and give it in charity, or make it a lunch and dinner, and so on? Because I asked some of the brothers, and some of the brothers say it is not permissible for you to give it in charity, but that you should gather the brothers and relatives to eat from it. May Allah preserve you. What is the ruling on the testimony? May Allah preserve you. Thank you.
Answer:
The 'aqiqah is intended to be the 'aqiqah, my brother, the 'aqiqah that is slaughtered for the newborn.
The presenter:
Yes. He eats from it, gathers his friends, and they eat from it, and they remember the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), and he gives from it in charity. He does not eat it all himself, but he gives from it in charity, even if it is a little. This is the sunnah (recommended practice). Yes.
Abu Naif is with us on the line, please go ahead, Abu Naif. Hello, peace be upon you. And upon you be peace. May Allah keep you safe. Peace, please go ahead. May Allah keep you safe, O Shaykh. Shaykh, I have a question, may Allah preserve you, about the 'aqiqah (the sacrifice for a newborn). Is it permissible for me to slaughter the 'aqiqah and give it in charity, or make it a lunch and dinner, and so on? Because I asked some of the brothers, and some of the brothers say it is not permissible for you to give it in charity, but that you should gather the brothers and relatives to eat from it. May Allah preserve you. What is the ruling on the testimony? May Allah preserve you. Thank you.
Answer:
The 'aqiqah is intended to be the 'aqiqah, my brother, the 'aqiqah that is slaughtered for the newborn.
The presenter:
Yes. He eats from it, gathers his friends, and they eat from it, and they remember the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), and he gives from it in charity. He does not eat it all himself, but he gives from it in charity, even if it is a little. This is the sunnah (recommended practice). Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، كيف توزع العقيقة؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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