Is it permissible to slaughter a goat for the 'aqiqah, or is it not? And is it permissible to slaughter it for a wedding?
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The questioner : The questioner, Al-Rashd al-'Anazi, has this question. The first question is: Is it permissible to slaughter a goat for the 'aqiqah, or is it not permissible? And is it also permissible to slaughter it for the bride, meaning for the wedding?
The Shaykh : As for his question about slaughtering a goat for the 'aqiqah, it is sound, because one might think that only a sheep from the flock of sheep is sufficient, but that is not the case. Rather, one from the sheep or the goats is sufficient, and the best is from the sheep, and that it be fat and fleshy. For a boy, it is two sheep, and for a girl, it is one sheep, slaughtered on the seventh day. The scholars said that if that is missed, then on the fourteenth day, and if that is missed, then on the twenty-first day. After that, the weeks are not considered, meaning that after the twenty-first day, it is slaughtered on any day. The goat takes the place of the sheep, and the camel and the cow take the place of the sheep, but there is no sharing in them, meaning that it is not possible to combine seven 'aqiqahs in one camel or one cow, because it must be an independent soul.
As for the second question about slaughtering a goat for the wedding, it has no basis, because the intention of the wedding is to hold the walimah, whether with chickens, goats, sheep, cows, or sheep.
The Shaykh : As for his question about slaughtering a goat for the 'aqiqah, it is sound, because one might think that only a sheep from the flock of sheep is sufficient, but that is not the case. Rather, one from the sheep or the goats is sufficient, and the best is from the sheep, and that it be fat and fleshy. For a boy, it is two sheep, and for a girl, it is one sheep, slaughtered on the seventh day. The scholars said that if that is missed, then on the fourteenth day, and if that is missed, then on the twenty-first day. After that, the weeks are not considered, meaning that after the twenty-first day, it is slaughtered on any day. The goat takes the place of the sheep, and the camel and the cow take the place of the sheep, but there is no sharing in them, meaning that it is not possible to combine seven 'aqiqahs in one camel or one cow, because it must be an independent soul.
As for the second question about slaughtering a goat for the wedding, it has no basis, because the intention of the wedding is to hold the walimah, whether with chickens, goats, sheep, cows, or sheep.