What is the difference between the 'Aqiqah and the 'Id sacrifice?
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The questioner : What is the difference between the 'Aqiqah and the 'Id sacrifice, my uncle the Shaykh?
The Shaykh : May Allah bless you. The 'Id sacrifice becomes obligatory upon the arrival of the festival of sacrifice ('Id al-Adha). As for the 'Aqiqah, it is not obligatory except for one who is blessed with a child. If it is a boy, it is two sheep; if it is a girl, it is one sheep.
The questioner : And he did not perform the 'Aqiqah for him.
The Shaykh : He would be sinful.
The questioner : What if I am not able to, my uncle the Shaykh?
The Shaykh : If you are not able, may Allah guide you. This is a question that is not applicable, because one who is not able is not burdened with an obligation.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : But.
The questioner : It is permissible to delay it if one is able to do so after a period of time, for example.
The Shaykh : If one is able after a period of time, and he was not negligent when the 'Aqiqah became obligatory upon him, he can perform the 'Aqiqah for his child. However, if he was lazy on the day the 'Aqiqah became obligatory upon him, its time has passed for him.
The Shaykh : May Allah bless you. The 'Id sacrifice becomes obligatory upon the arrival of the festival of sacrifice ('Id al-Adha). As for the 'Aqiqah, it is not obligatory except for one who is blessed with a child. If it is a boy, it is two sheep; if it is a girl, it is one sheep.
The questioner : And he did not perform the 'Aqiqah for him.
The Shaykh : He would be sinful.
The questioner : What if I am not able to, my uncle the Shaykh?
The Shaykh : If you are not able, may Allah guide you. This is a question that is not applicable, because one who is not able is not burdened with an obligation.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : But.
The questioner : It is permissible to delay it if one is able to do so after a period of time, for example.
The Shaykh : If one is able after a period of time, and he was not negligent when the 'Aqiqah became obligatory upon him, he can perform the 'Aqiqah for his child. However, if he was lazy on the day the 'Aqiqah became obligatory upon him, its time has passed for him.
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