When is the 'Aqiqah performed and how is it distributed?
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The questioner : Hello.
The Shaykh : Please, my brother.
The questioner: Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh: And upon you peace.
The questioner: My masterThe Shaykh : We want to ask you a question regarding the 'Aqiqah: on which day can we perform it?
The Shaykh : On the seventh day.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : If that is not feasible, then on the fourteenth day.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : If that is not feasible, then on the twenty-first day. After that, it is simply the meat of a sheep that you offer to your family.
The questioner : Is it permissible to offer it before the seventh day?
The Shaykh: No.
The questioner : It is not possible.
The Shaykh : It is not possible.
The questioner : ... What is its ruling regarding distribution and cooking? How is it done? ...
The Shaykh : As for the distribution, the one who slaughters it is free to dispose of it as he wishes. Therefore, it varies depending on the one who offers this sheep or the two sheep. If he is poor, or if he is wealthy, or if he is of moderate means, the important thing is that there is no specific ruling. If he wishes, he may eat it all; if he wishes, he may give it all as charity; and if he wishes, he may combine the two.
The questioner : My master, regarding the age of the animal to be slaughtered?
The Shaykh : There is no specific age, unlike the 'Id sacrifice.
The questioner : It has no specific age. Can I bring a small lamb, or can I bring a large sheep?
The Shaykh : According to what Allah has made easy for you.
The questioner : Yes,
The Shaykh : Please, my brother.
The questioner: Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh: And upon you peace.
The questioner: My masterThe Shaykh : We want to ask you a question regarding the 'Aqiqah: on which day can we perform it?
The Shaykh : On the seventh day.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : If that is not feasible, then on the fourteenth day.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : If that is not feasible, then on the twenty-first day. After that, it is simply the meat of a sheep that you offer to your family.
The questioner : Is it permissible to offer it before the seventh day?
The Shaykh: No.
The questioner : It is not possible.
The Shaykh : It is not possible.
The questioner : ... What is its ruling regarding distribution and cooking? How is it done? ...
The Shaykh : As for the distribution, the one who slaughters it is free to dispose of it as he wishes. Therefore, it varies depending on the one who offers this sheep or the two sheep. If he is poor, or if he is wealthy, or if he is of moderate means, the important thing is that there is no specific ruling. If he wishes, he may eat it all; if he wishes, he may give it all as charity; and if he wishes, he may combine the two.
The questioner : My master, regarding the age of the animal to be slaughtered?
The Shaykh : There is no specific age, unlike the 'Id sacrifice.
The questioner : It has no specific age. Can I bring a small lamb, or can I bring a large sheep?
The Shaykh : According to what Allah has made easy for you.
The questioner : Yes,
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