Are the rulings of the 'Aqiqah the same as the rulings of the 'Id sacrifice? With a discussion among the students regarding this.
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The questioner : Okay, is the ruling of the 'Aqiqah the same as the ruling of the 'Id sacrifice?
The Shaykh : No, the 'Aqiqah does not have the rulings of the sacrifices; rather, it is an independent act of worship. The one who performed the 'Aqiqah for his child may eat it all, with pleasure and ease, and he owes nothing. He may give it all in charity and he owes nothing. He may feed the poor and he owes nothing. He may invite his brothers, friends, and neighbors. And he may combine all these matters at his option.
The questioner : But is it permissible to sell some of it, for example, the sheepskin?
The Shaykh: No.
The questioner : It is not permissible to sell it.
The Shaykh: No.
The questioner : Okay, regarding the skin, if a poor person takes the skin... I want to give him the skin, but I went and sold it and gave him the price.
The Shaykh : Why?
The questioner : Because he, or for example... the intestines themselves, he does not benefit from them...
The Shaykh : Do not make analogies for me. Why did you not give him the skin so he can sell it and get money?
The questioner : Okay, what if he does not know how to sell it?
The Shaykh : If he does not know, let him learn...
The questioner : No, sometimes he is sick, Professor; I mean, he is sitting at home.
The Shaykh : Yes, give it to him, you give him ownership of it, and then let him appoint you as his agent to sell it for him.
The questioner : Okay, his intestines, his intestines, it is the same thing, I want to give them to him and he sells them?
The Shaykh : The intestines?
The questioner : Intestines...
Another questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, yes, give them to him if he accepts them, give them to him, what is the obstacle?
The questioner : Of course, the process is difficult as a matter of it being ugly, I mean.
The Shaykh : It was charity, now it has become a gift!
The questioner : Charity, I made a mistake.
The Shaykh: All right.
The questioner : Charity; I mean... money.
The Shaykh : If it is charity, what is the difficulty in charity?
The questioner : Of course, it is difficult for a person to accept it.
The Shaykh : Okay, if he does not accept it, what is the harm to you?
The questioner : Okay, what is the consequence for him.
The Shaykh : He gets money, either a person takes it, or you throw it to the dogs, or whatever.
The questioner : Okay, if you sold it and gave him the price?
The Shaykh : My brother, he will sell it.
The questioner : Oh my teacher, it is difficult... for one to give charity with it.
The Shaykh : My brother, you will not, you will not come and give rulings from yourself based on difficulty; this difficulty remains and changes the rulings of the Shari'ah for you.
The questioner : ... the meaning that we sold the charity...
The Shaykh : I mean, like a person you want to give charity to; it is difficult, by Allah, for him himself, he does not accept charity; so what do you do?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : A person whose self is pure and noble, what do they say? It is precious to him, he does not accept charity, wealth zakah - for example - yes, what do you do then? You go around and around until you accommodate his self; no, the one who wants to accept charity accepts it as charity, this is the legal ruling, then he disposes of it as he wishes, why do you impose on him a specific type?
The questioner : Is it correct for the 'Aqiqah not to break its bones, or to break them?
The Shaykh : No, it is not correct.
The questioner: Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
The questioner : Does the tooth have a ruling in the 'Aqiqah?
The Shaykh: Go ahead.
The Shaykh : No, the 'Aqiqah does not have the rulings of the sacrifices; rather, it is an independent act of worship. The one who performed the 'Aqiqah for his child may eat it all, with pleasure and ease, and he owes nothing. He may give it all in charity and he owes nothing. He may feed the poor and he owes nothing. He may invite his brothers, friends, and neighbors. And he may combine all these matters at his option.
The questioner : But is it permissible to sell some of it, for example, the sheepskin?
The Shaykh: No.
The questioner : It is not permissible to sell it.
The Shaykh: No.
The questioner : Okay, regarding the skin, if a poor person takes the skin... I want to give him the skin, but I went and sold it and gave him the price.
The Shaykh : Why?
The questioner : Because he, or for example... the intestines themselves, he does not benefit from them...
The Shaykh : Do not make analogies for me. Why did you not give him the skin so he can sell it and get money?
The questioner : Okay, what if he does not know how to sell it?
The Shaykh : If he does not know, let him learn...
The questioner : No, sometimes he is sick, Professor; I mean, he is sitting at home.
The Shaykh : Yes, give it to him, you give him ownership of it, and then let him appoint you as his agent to sell it for him.
The questioner : Okay, his intestines, his intestines, it is the same thing, I want to give them to him and he sells them?
The Shaykh : The intestines?
The questioner : Intestines...
Another questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, yes, give them to him if he accepts them, give them to him, what is the obstacle?
The questioner : Of course, the process is difficult as a matter of it being ugly, I mean.
The Shaykh : It was charity, now it has become a gift!
The questioner : Charity, I made a mistake.
The Shaykh: All right.
The questioner : Charity; I mean... money.
The Shaykh : If it is charity, what is the difficulty in charity?
The questioner : Of course, it is difficult for a person to accept it.
The Shaykh : Okay, if he does not accept it, what is the harm to you?
The questioner : Okay, what is the consequence for him.
The Shaykh : He gets money, either a person takes it, or you throw it to the dogs, or whatever.
The questioner : Okay, if you sold it and gave him the price?
The Shaykh : My brother, he will sell it.
The questioner : Oh my teacher, it is difficult... for one to give charity with it.
The Shaykh : My brother, you will not, you will not come and give rulings from yourself based on difficulty; this difficulty remains and changes the rulings of the Shari'ah for you.
The questioner : ... the meaning that we sold the charity...
The Shaykh : I mean, like a person you want to give charity to; it is difficult, by Allah, for him himself, he does not accept charity; so what do you do?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : A person whose self is pure and noble, what do they say? It is precious to him, he does not accept charity, wealth zakah - for example - yes, what do you do then? You go around and around until you accommodate his self; no, the one who wants to accept charity accepts it as charity, this is the legal ruling, then he disposes of it as he wishes, why do you impose on him a specific type?
The questioner : Is it correct for the 'Aqiqah not to break its bones, or to break them?
The Shaykh : No, it is not correct.
The questioner: Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
The questioner : Does the tooth have a ruling in the 'Aqiqah?
The Shaykh: Go ahead.
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