A woman with six children, four of whom died in early childhood, then her husband passed away and he did not sacrifice for all of them due to his inability, and she does not know who

The questioner : The questioner says: May the Shaykh know that she is a woman who was blessed with six children, boys and girls. Four of them died in their early years, and she has a son and a daughter remaining. After that, her husband passed away, and he had not sacrificed for all of them due to his inability. She says that she does not know who are the ones for whom he did not sacrifice and who are the ones for whom he did sacrifice. What should she do now? She does not know whether the ones who remained are the ones for whom he sacrificed or not.

The Shaykh : She owes nothing in this matter, because the one addressed regarding the 'aqiqah is the father. If the time for the 'aqiqah comes and he is unable, it is dropped from him, because Allah does not burden a soul beyond its capacity. If a man who has no money is exempt from Hajj and exempt from zakah, then this is even more so. So we say that if their father was unable to sacrifice for them when they were born, he owes nothing. And if he was wealthy, he left behind a recommended practice. As for you, O woman, and your children, you owe nothing at all, because you are not addressed regarding the 'aqiqah; the one addressed is the father. Yes.