Is a camel or a cow sufficient for the 'aqiqah of two newborns?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: I have two children and I want to perform the 'aqiqah for them. Is it sufficient to slaughter one 'aqiqah for both of them? Is it sufficient to slaughter a bull or a camel for both of them, or is it obligatory to slaughter one head for each child?
Answer:
Yes, it is necessary to slaughter two heads, and one must not share one animal between them. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: I have two children and I want to perform the 'aqiqah for them. Is it sufficient to slaughter one 'aqiqah for both of them? Is it sufficient to slaughter a bull or a camel for both of them, or is it obligatory to slaughter one head for each child?
Answer:
Yes, it is necessary to slaughter two heads, and one must not share one animal between them. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 1633- هل تجزئ البدنة أو البقرة في العقيقة عن مولودَين؟ - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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