What is the ruling on performing the 'aqiqah for sons after they have grown up?
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The Shaykh : Ibrahim ibn Muhammad Qasim is a man who did not perform the 'aqiqah for four of his sons and two daughters. What should he do now? Is it permissible for him to slaughter it, eat some of it, and give the rest to charitable organizations to distribute to those who are entitled to it? If he was poor at that time, meaning the time when the 'aqiqah is prescribed, then he owes nothing. It is like zakah on a poor person; it is not obligatory, and even if he becomes wealthy later, he is not required to make up what was missed. Yes? He is able to afford it. So he makes it up, one animal per week, and he eats from it, gives charity from it, and gifts it. If we combine the reports. But where does that leave us? Now we have a saying that there are six sons. One eye and ten, by Allah. Huh? Four, four, eight, ten. If he wishes, there is no harm, and he eats from all of it and gives charity, but he must eat from it, O Shaykh. This is the Qur'an: "Eat from it." He must eat from it, and the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered that a piece be eaten from every camel. This is Ahmad al-Fil.
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الفتاوى الثلاثية (2) -1 — binothaimeen.net (35:29)
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