Is it prescribed to mention the name of the person for whom the 'aqiqah is being slaughtered when slaughtering for the 'aqiqah?
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The questioner : A question.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : Regarding the 'aqiqah, when I slaughter the 'aqiqah, is the intention in the heart and I do not verbalize it?
The Shaykh : You do not verbalize it.
The questioner : Meaning, in the heart, this 'aqiqah is for Asma bint Husayn, and you do not name her by her mother's name?
The Shaykh : It does not concern you; your Lord knows the secret and what is even more hidden. It does not concern you.
The questioner : Meaning, in your heart, that it is an 'aqiqah.
The Shaykh : And that is enough. The 'aqiqah is understood to be for whom; it is not for Zaynab, it is for Asma. Yes, that is correct.
The questioner : Is verbalizing the intention not a condition?
The Shaykh : No, it is not a condition.
The questioner : The important thing is that it is in the heart.
The Shaykh : Yes, exactly.
The questioner : Now, regarding the udhiyah, there has been a dispute. When they slaughter, may Allah guide them, they verbalize the intention: "This is the udhiyah of so-and-so, daughter of so-and-so." Has this been reported in the Sunnah?
The Shaykh: No.
The questioner : It has not been reported. The intention remains in the heart.
The Shaykh : Yes, exactly.
The questioner : Like the 'aqiqah.
The Shaykh : Yes, exactly.
The questioner : You do not verbalize it.
The Shaykh: No.
The questioner : It remains in his intention that it is an udhiyah.
The Shaykh : Yes, exactly.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : Regarding the 'aqiqah, when I slaughter the 'aqiqah, is the intention in the heart and I do not verbalize it?
The Shaykh : You do not verbalize it.
The questioner : Meaning, in the heart, this 'aqiqah is for Asma bint Husayn, and you do not name her by her mother's name?
The Shaykh : It does not concern you; your Lord knows the secret and what is even more hidden. It does not concern you.
The questioner : Meaning, in your heart, that it is an 'aqiqah.
The Shaykh : And that is enough. The 'aqiqah is understood to be for whom; it is not for Zaynab, it is for Asma. Yes, that is correct.
The questioner : Is verbalizing the intention not a condition?
The Shaykh : No, it is not a condition.
The questioner : The important thing is that it is in the heart.
The Shaykh : Yes, exactly.
The questioner : Now, regarding the udhiyah, there has been a dispute. When they slaughter, may Allah guide them, they verbalize the intention: "This is the udhiyah of so-and-so, daughter of so-and-so." Has this been reported in the Sunnah?
The Shaykh: No.
The questioner : It has not been reported. The intention remains in the heart.
The Shaykh : Yes, exactly.
The questioner : Like the 'aqiqah.
The Shaykh : Yes, exactly.
The questioner : You do not verbalize it.
The Shaykh: No.
The questioner : It remains in his intention that it is an udhiyah.
The Shaykh : Yes, exactly.
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