A person whose child was born on the seventh day, which coincided with the Day of Sacrifice, thus owing both a sacrifice and an 'Aqiqah; may he slaughter the 'Aqiqah for his son, or may he combine them? And if that is possible, how should the method be at the time of slaughter?

The questioner : A person whose child was born on the seventh day, which coincided with the Day of Sacrifice, thus owing both an 'Aqiqah and a sacrifice; may he slaughter the 'Aqiqah for his son, or may he combine them? And if that is possible, meaning combining the sacrifice and the 'Aqiqah, how should the method be at the time of slaughter?

The Shaykh : Some scholars said: "If the Day of Eid coincides with the seventh day of the child's birth, and he slaughters a sacrifice, it suffices for the 'Aqiqah" Just as if a person enters the mosque and prays the obligatory prayer, it suffices for what? For the greeting of the mosque, because they are two acts of worship of the same kind that coincided in time, so one suffices for the other.
But I think that if Allah has made him wealthy, he should make a sheep for the sacrifice and a sheep for the 'Aqiqah if the child is a girl, yes, if the newborn is a girl, or two sheep if the newborn is a boy. So if the newborn is a boy, how many does he slaughter? Three. Yes, that is right.