The Ruling on Honoring People with the 'Aqiqah Sacrifice, Whether Muslim or Non-Muslim
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A person says: I have an 'aqiqah that I slaughtered, and I honored the workers, among whom were both Muslims and non-Muslims. Is it permissible for me to honor them, or not?
First, the 'aqiqah is a sacrifice for Allah (Mighty and Majestic), and it is not permissible for a person to use it to ward off blame from himself, nor to seek a benefit for himself through it. So, if he honored the workers with it in order for them to increase their work and be sincere to him, that is not permissible. However, if he honored the workers with it because they are poor, there is nothing wrong with that, whether they are Muslims or non-Muslims, and whether there are Muslims with them or not.Because Allah the Exalted said in His Book: [Al-Mumtahanah: 8] .
First, the 'aqiqah is a sacrifice for Allah (Mighty and Majestic), and it is not permissible for a person to use it to ward off blame from himself, nor to seek a benefit for himself through it. So, if he honored the workers with it in order for them to increase their work and be sincere to him, that is not permissible. However, if he honored the workers with it because they are poor, there is nothing wrong with that, whether they are Muslims or non-Muslims, and whether there are Muslims with them or not.Because Allah the Exalted said in His Book: