Is it permissible to slaughter more than two animals for the 'aqiqah?
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Question:
If three or four animals are slaughtered for the 'aqiqah?
Answer:
The Sunnah is two animals, but if there are many people and they are not sufficient for them, the extra is not 'aqiqah. The 'aqiqah is two, but the extra is for the guests.
The Sunnah is only two for a male child, and one for a female child, but if the guests are many, such as neighbors or others, and he sees that the two are not sufficient for them, and he adds a third for the sake of the guests; there is nothing wrong with it, in the context of honoring the guest.
Q: If he slaughters one now, and the other later?
The Shaykh: There is nothing wrong, there is no blame. If he slaughters one on the seventh day, and one after two days, or after a month, or after a year, according to his ability, according to what is made easy.
If three or four animals are slaughtered for the 'aqiqah?
Answer:
The Sunnah is two animals, but if there are many people and they are not sufficient for them, the extra is not 'aqiqah. The 'aqiqah is two, but the extra is for the guests.
The Sunnah is only two for a male child, and one for a female child, but if the guests are many, such as neighbors or others, and he sees that the two are not sufficient for them, and he adds a third for the sake of the guests; there is nothing wrong with it, in the context of honoring the guest.
Q: If he slaughters one now, and the other later?
The Shaykh: There is nothing wrong, there is no blame. If he slaughters one on the seventh day, and one after two days, or after a month, or after a year, according to his ability, according to what is made easy.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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