Did Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him) weaken the hadith in which the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) performed the 'aqiqah sacrifice for himself?

The questioner : Regarding the hadith that he performed the 'aqiqah sacrifice for himself, he weakens it.

The Shaykh : No, his position fluctuates; he does not consistently weaken it. Sometimes he authenticates it.

The questioner : Perhaps I have not reached that part... As for what I have read of his work so far, he weakens it, meaning what I have come across.

The Shaykh : The issue, may Allah reward you, is in the same place, in the same place, where his position fluctuates. On the same page, he authenticates it and weakens it.

The questioner : Ibn Taymiyyah.

The Shaykh : Ibn Hajar.

The questioner : No, I mean Ibn Taymiyyah.

The Shaykh : How?

The questioner : Ibn Taymiyyah, it seems.

The Shaykh : You meant Ibn Taymiyyah; I got ahead of myself.

The questioner : ... Ibn Taymiyyah weakens it, whereas Ibn Hajar, as far as I know, takes the second view...

The Shaykh : This is correct.

The questioner : Ibn Taymiyyah weakens it, to the extent that he denies that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) performed the 'aqiqah sacrifice for those after him.

The Shaykh : Yes, but he has no evidence for that.

The questioner : No, he only weakens the hadith.

The Shaykh : Yes, and Ibn al-Qayyim also weakens the hadith in *Tuhfat al-Wadud* or *al-Mawlood*.