The Ruling on the Mother Performing the 'Aqiqah for Her Children After the Death of Their Father
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The questioner:
After the salam, she says that she has four children and that their father only completed the 'aqiqah for two of them, or that he completed it for all but two of them. She asks if it is permissible for her to complete it for the remaining two after the passage of time, mentioning that their father passed away fifteen years ago. She asks if it is permissible for her to complete it for them after this period has passed. Please advise us, may Allah reward you with the best reward.
The Shaykh:
There is nothing wrong with it. The 'aqiqah is prescribed for the father to perform for his children: two sheep for a boy, and one sheep for a girl. This is what is prescribed. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded this; he commanded that two sheep be sacrificed for a boy and one sheep for a girl. He said (peace and blessings be upon him)Sunan Ibn Majah 3165Hasan (Darussalam) So, if their father only performed the 'aqiqah for two of them, there is no harm in you, O mother, performing the 'aqiqah for the remaining two. You will have the reward for that, if Allah wills. Yes.
The questioner:
Regarding the 'aqiqah, it is rumored that if the father does not perform it himself and the mother performs it instead, the reward is always for the mother, and the father has no share in it?
The Shaykh:
That is a mistake. Whatever the father performed and spent money on, he has his reward for it. And whatever you spent on, you have your reward for it. Yes.
The questioner:
Especially if the child has passed away, it becomes...
The Shaykh:
Everyone is according to their own action and intention.
The questioner:
Yes, they say that if the child dies young and the mother was the one who performed the 'aqiqah, the reward is for the mother only. And if the child dies young and his mother performed the 'aqiqah for him, the reward is always for the mother only, and the father has no share in it at all?
The Shaykh:
This is a mistake, attributing to Allah what is not known. Yes. The father has the reward for what he did, and the mother has the reward for what she did. Each of them has his or her share of the reward for what they did for the child, whether in kindness, upbringing, or financial support.
After the salam, she says that she has four children and that their father only completed the 'aqiqah for two of them, or that he completed it for all but two of them. She asks if it is permissible for her to complete it for the remaining two after the passage of time, mentioning that their father passed away fifteen years ago. She asks if it is permissible for her to complete it for them after this period has passed. Please advise us, may Allah reward you with the best reward.
The Shaykh:
There is nothing wrong with it. The 'aqiqah is prescribed for the father to perform for his children: two sheep for a boy, and one sheep for a girl. This is what is prescribed. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded this; he commanded that two sheep be sacrificed for a boy and one sheep for a girl. He said (peace and blessings be upon him)
Every boy is mortgaged by his ‘Aqiqah, so slaughter for him on the seventh day, and shave his head, and name him.
كل غلام مرتهن بعقيقته، تذبح عنه يوم السابع ويحلق ويسمى،The questioner:
Regarding the 'aqiqah, it is rumored that if the father does not perform it himself and the mother performs it instead, the reward is always for the mother, and the father has no share in it?
The Shaykh:
That is a mistake. Whatever the father performed and spent money on, he has his reward for it. And whatever you spent on, you have your reward for it. Yes.
The questioner:
Especially if the child has passed away, it becomes...
The Shaykh:
Everyone is according to their own action and intention.
The questioner:
Yes, they say that if the child dies young and the mother was the one who performed the 'aqiqah, the reward is for the mother only. And if the child dies young and his mother performed the 'aqiqah for him, the reward is always for the mother only, and the father has no share in it at all?
The Shaykh:
This is a mistake, attributing to Allah what is not known. Yes. The father has the reward for what he did, and the mother has the reward for what she did. Each of them has his or her share of the reward for what they did for the child, whether in kindness, upbringing, or financial support.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ ابن باز Alsheikh Binbaz»، 7706 - حكم عقيقة الوالدة عن أولادها بعد وفاة زوجها - نور على الدرب — youtube.com
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