Is it permissible for a man to perform the 'aqiqah for himself if it was not performed for him in his childhood?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: If a son learns that the 'aqiqah was not performed for him in his childhood, is it permissible for him to perform it for himself when he grows up?
Answer:
The time for it has passed. This is a recommended practice (sunnah), and its time has passed. It is a right of the child upon his father, and it has been missed. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: If a son learns that the 'aqiqah was not performed for him in his childhood, is it permissible for him to perform it for himself when he grows up?
Answer:
The time for it has passed. This is a recommended practice (sunnah), and its time has passed. It is a right of the child upon his father, and it has been missed. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 1351- هل يجوز أن يعقّ الرجل عن نفسه إذا لم يُعقّ عنه في صغره؟ - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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