The ruling on the 'Aqiqah for a miscarried fetus
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Does a young child who is born before reaching term have an 'aqiqah sacrifice or not?
If it is born before four months are completed, then it does not have an 'aqiqah, it is not given a name, no funeral prayer is performed for it, and it is buried in any place on the earth. As for what is born after four months, the soul has been breathed into it, so it is given a name, washed, shrouded, a funeral prayer is performed for it, it is buried with the Muslims, and an 'aqiqah is sacrificed on its behalf, as we see it.But some scholars say: It is not sacrificed on its behalf until it lives for seven days, but the correct view is that it is sacrificed on its behalf; because it will be resurrected on the Day of Resurrection and will be an intercessor for its parents.
If it is born before four months are completed, then it does not have an 'aqiqah, it is not given a name, no funeral prayer is performed for it, and it is buried in any place on the earth. As for what is born after four months, the soul has been breathed into it, so it is given a name, washed, shrouded, a funeral prayer is performed for it, it is buried with the Muslims, and an 'aqiqah is sacrificed on its behalf, as we see it.But some scholars say: It is not sacrificed on its behalf until it lives for seven days, but the correct view is that it is sacrificed on its behalf; because it will be resurrected on the Day of Resurrection and will be an intercessor for its parents.