Is it true that if one has not performed the 'aqiqah for his children, he must perform it for all of them during 'Id al-Adha?
Machine translationRead the Arabic original
The questioner: A second unit.
The Shaykh: Go ahead.
The questioner: He is saying that the one who has not performed the 'aqiqah for his children, meaning for his children and his family, has not performed the 'aqiqah for his family... It is obligatory for him on the Day of Sacrifice, 'Id al-Adha, to have a ram brought to him that day and perform the 'aqiqah, not the 'udhiyah; he performs the 'aqiqah for all of his children, completely.
The Shaykh: This has no basis.
The questioner : It has no basis.
The Shaykh: This has no basis. The obligatory duty for the one who is able on the day of 'Id is to slaughter an 'udhiyah for himself and his household members who live with him. As for the 'udhiyah being sufficient in place of the 'aqiqah...
The questioner: No, it is not an 'udhiyah.
The Shaykh: Is it not on the day of 'Id al-Adha?
The questioner: On the day of 'Id al-Adha, it is not counted as an 'udhiyah; it is counted as an 'aqiqah.
The Shaykh: What I am saying is that on the day of 'Id al-Adha, only the 'udhiyah is prescribed. As for the 'aqiqah, we have established that it has a specific time: the seventh day, the fourteenth day, or the twenty-first day. If the one who is able does not perform the 'aqiqah on any of these three days, meaning in any of these three weeks, then the time for the 'aqiqah has passed for him. So, the one who wants to perform the 'aqiqah on the day of 'Id al-Adha is committing two violations. First, he is performing the 'aqiqah at a time when it is not prescribed. Second, he is replacing what is better with what is lesser; he is leaving the 'udhiyah and coming with the 'aqiqah, and the time for the 'aqiqah has already passed for him, while the 'udhiyah is now obligatory upon him. And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) affirmed the importance of the 'udhiyah by saying:Sunan ad-Daraqutni 27:127.
The questioner: O Most Gentle!
The Shaykh: Yes,Sunan ad-Daraqutni 27:127. So, the one who has financial ease but does not sacrifice, and instead performs the 'aqiqah, is committing two violations. The first, and the more important one, is that he has neglected the obligatory duty, which is the 'udhiyah. The second is that he has substituted for it something that is not prescribed, which is the 'aqiqah, at a time when it is not due, and thereby he has neglected this obligatory matter which the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) encouraged in the previous hadith: Sunan ad-Daraqutni 27:127. And all praise is due to Allah, Lord of the worlds.
The questioner: May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh: In the name of Allah.
The Shaykh: Go ahead.
The questioner: He is saying that the one who has not performed the 'aqiqah for his children, meaning for his children and his family, has not performed the 'aqiqah for his family... It is obligatory for him on the Day of Sacrifice, 'Id al-Adha, to have a ram brought to him that day and perform the 'aqiqah, not the 'udhiyah; he performs the 'aqiqah for all of his children, completely.
The Shaykh: This has no basis.
The questioner : It has no basis.
The Shaykh: This has no basis. The obligatory duty for the one who is able on the day of 'Id is to slaughter an 'udhiyah for himself and his household members who live with him. As for the 'udhiyah being sufficient in place of the 'aqiqah...
The questioner: No, it is not an 'udhiyah.
The Shaykh: Is it not on the day of 'Id al-Adha?
The questioner: On the day of 'Id al-Adha, it is not counted as an 'udhiyah; it is counted as an 'aqiqah.
The Shaykh: What I am saying is that on the day of 'Id al-Adha, only the 'udhiyah is prescribed. As for the 'aqiqah, we have established that it has a specific time: the seventh day, the fourteenth day, or the twenty-first day. If the one who is able does not perform the 'aqiqah on any of these three days, meaning in any of these three weeks, then the time for the 'aqiqah has passed for him. So, the one who wants to perform the 'aqiqah on the day of 'Id al-Adha is committing two violations. First, he is performing the 'aqiqah at a time when it is not prescribed. Second, he is replacing what is better with what is lesser; he is leaving the 'udhiyah and coming with the 'aqiqah, and the time for the 'aqiqah has already passed for him, while the 'udhiyah is now obligatory upon him. And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) affirmed the importance of the 'udhiyah by saying:
Whoever has the means and does not sacrifice, let him not come near our place of prayer.
مَن وجد سعة ولم يضحِّ فلا يقربَنَّ مصلَّاناThe questioner: O Most Gentle!
The Shaykh: Yes,
Whoever has the means and does not sacrifice, let him not come near our place of prayer.
مَن وجد سعة ولم يضحِّ فلا يقربَنَّ مصلَّاناWhoever has the means and does not sacrifice, let him not come near our place of prayer.
مَن وجد سعة ولم يضحِّ فلا يقربَنَّ مصلَّاناThe questioner: May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh: In the name of Allah.
Source
www.al-albany.com
The Arabic text is copied verbatim from the original source, without any edits.