Is it permissible to slaughter the 'aqiqah (sacrifice for a newborn) for the second child before the first, or is there a requirement for order?
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Question:
May Allah forgive you. I have six children, both boys and girls, and I have already performed the 'aqiqah for some of them. I recently had a newborn. Do I have to perform the 'aqiqah for the last one before the earlier ones, meaning giving one of them priority over the others in the 'aqiqah, or is there a requirement for order?
Answer:
There is no obligation to maintain a specific order. The sunnah (recommended practice) is to perform the 'aqiqah for each of them; a boy requires two sheep and a girl requires one sheep. This is the best course of action. If you perform it for some before others, there is no harm in that. Yes.
The presenter:
Okay, thank you, my dear brother.
May Allah forgive you. I have six children, both boys and girls, and I have already performed the 'aqiqah for some of them. I recently had a newborn. Do I have to perform the 'aqiqah for the last one before the earlier ones, meaning giving one of them priority over the others in the 'aqiqah, or is there a requirement for order?
Answer:
There is no obligation to maintain a specific order. The sunnah (recommended practice) is to perform the 'aqiqah for each of them; a boy requires two sheep and a girl requires one sheep. This is the best course of action. If you perform it for some before others, there is no harm in that. Yes.
The presenter:
Okay, thank you, my dear brother.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 2152 - هل يجوز ذبح العقيقة عن المولود الثاني قبل الأول أم لا بد من الترتيب؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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