The ruling on the 'aqiqah after reaching adulthood, and what is its amount?
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If a person was not offered an 'aqiqah when he was young, is it prescribed for him when he is an adult? And what is the limit of the 'aqiqah?
He is asking about a man who was not offered an 'aqiqah during his childhood; should an 'aqiqah be offered for him after he reaches adulthood?So the answer is: If his father was poor at the time when the 'aqiqah was prescribed, then he owes nothing, even if he becomes wealthy later. Just as a man who is poor has no zakah due from him, even if he becomes wealthy later, the 'aqiqah is dropped due to the inability to afford it.And as for if he is wealthy but he says every day: Today, offer the 'aqiqah for him. So, he offers the 'aqiqah even if the child has grown up.
As for the best time for it, it is the seventh day, then the fourteenth, then the twenty-first. After that, the weeks are not considered. It is two for a male, and if one is limited to one, that suffices. For a female, it is one, and it is better not to increase; because if the door of increasing is opened, people will compete in this, and it may reach dozens.It is said: Limit it to the Sunnah.When he says: I have friends, I have relatives, I have neighbors.We said: Let it be that if one suffices for a female, or two for a male, that is what is required. If it does not suffice, buy chicken or meat, and do not slaughter more than what the Sunnah brought. As for offering an 'aqiqah for oneself, there is disagreement in this, and the closest view is that he does not offer an 'aqiqah; because this is something that is tied to the father.
He is asking about a man who was not offered an 'aqiqah during his childhood; should an 'aqiqah be offered for him after he reaches adulthood?So the answer is: If his father was poor at the time when the 'aqiqah was prescribed, then he owes nothing, even if he becomes wealthy later. Just as a man who is poor has no zakah due from him, even if he becomes wealthy later, the 'aqiqah is dropped due to the inability to afford it.And as for if he is wealthy but he says every day: Today, offer the 'aqiqah for him. So, he offers the 'aqiqah even if the child has grown up.
As for the best time for it, it is the seventh day, then the fourteenth, then the twenty-first. After that, the weeks are not considered. It is two for a male, and if one is limited to one, that suffices. For a female, it is one, and it is better not to increase; because if the door of increasing is opened, people will compete in this, and it may reach dozens.It is said: Limit it to the Sunnah.When he says: I have friends, I have relatives, I have neighbors.We said: Let it be that if one suffices for a female, or two for a male, that is what is required. If it does not suffice, buy chicken or meat, and do not slaughter more than what the Sunnah brought. As for offering an 'aqiqah for oneself, there is disagreement in this, and the closest view is that he does not offer an 'aqiqah; because this is something that is tied to the father.