The 'Aqiqah for a Stillborn Child

The questioner:
If a child is born dead, but fully formed, is the reality of his existence established?

The Shaykh:
Yes, the 'aqiqah (sacrifice for a newborn) is slaughtered for him, based on the generality of the ruling. As long as a child is born alive and then dies, the 'aqiqah is slaughtered for him, based on the general prescription of the 'aqiqah for a newborn. This is a newborn, but he died, so the 'aqiqah is prescribed for him. Yes. Yes.

Another questioner:
And if you give it [to charity]...

The Shaykh:
No, if he died in his mother's womb and was born dead, if he was born dead, then there is no basis for slaughtering. The 'aqiqah is only slaughtered for a newborn. This one was not born alive. Yes.