Is it true that the 'aqiqah is a demon that stays with the newborn and does not leave him until this sacrifice is slaughtered for him?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, he says: Is it true that the 'aqiqah is a demon that stays with the newborn and does not leave him until this sacrifice is slaughtered for him?
Answer:
No, this is a defective belief. The 'aqiqah is an act of worship for Allah (Mighty and Majestic); it is not for driving the devil away from the boy. As for the hadith that every boy is pledged to his 'aqiqah, the meaning of that is that it is obligatory to slaughter it; he is pledged to it, and his pledge is not released except if it is slaughtered for him.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, he says: Is it true that the 'aqiqah is a demon that stays with the newborn and does not leave him until this sacrifice is slaughtered for him?
Answer:
No, this is a defective belief. The 'aqiqah is an act of worship for Allah (Mighty and Majestic); it is not for driving the devil away from the boy. As for the hadith that every boy is pledged to his 'aqiqah, the meaning of that is that it is obligatory to slaughter it; he is pledged to it, and his pledge is not released except if it is slaughtered for him.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1512 -3022] هل صحيحٌ أن العقيقة هي شيطانٌ يكون ملازماً للمولود لا يتركه حتى تذبح له هذه النسيكة؟ — youtube.com
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