Is it permissible for a person to perform the 'aqiqah for himself if his father did not perform it for him?

Question:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. This questioner asks: Is it valid for a person to perform the 'aqiqah for himself when he grows up if his father did not perform it for him?

Answer:
By Allah, I do not know about this issue. People ask about it a lot, but we have not seen any scholar mention it, nor have we heard from any scholar that if his father did not perform the 'aqiqah for him, he should perform it for himself. This is a right of the child upon his father, not upon the child. It is upon the father.
This is in terms of teaching. No, there is stranger than this: people tell the pilgrims, "Do not enter the state of ihram unless you are certain that the 'aqiqah has been slaughtered for you. Whoever is not certain must bring a sacrificial animal and slaughter it before entering the state of ihram as an 'aqiqah." This is due to their ignorance. Yes.