The Ruling on the Sacrifice for a Newborn and How to Distribute It
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Question:
The questioner says, “O Shaykh: Is the sacrifice for a newborn a recommended practice, or is it obligatory? Is it better to distribute it among relatives, neighbors, and the poor, or is it better to invite friends to the house? And is it better to divide it into three parts, as is done with the ‘Id sacrifice?”
Answer:
The sacrifice for a newborn is a recommended practice: two for a male child and one for a female child. This is the recommended practice. It is slaughtered on the seventh day. There is no clear text regarding its distribution. If one distributes some of it to neighbors or relatives, eats some of it, invites neighbors or some of the neighbors to eat it, or gives some to the poor, all of this is permissible, and the matter is broad. Some scholars have treated it like the ‘Id sacrifice: eating one-third, giving one-third in charity, and gifting one-third. However, there is no evidence for this. Therefore, the preferable course is to eat from it, give it in charity, or gift it. There is no fixed limit in this matter. And all praise is due to Allah. Yes.
The presenter: Praise be to Allah.
The questioner says, “O Shaykh: Is the sacrifice for a newborn a recommended practice, or is it obligatory? Is it better to distribute it among relatives, neighbors, and the poor, or is it better to invite friends to the house? And is it better to divide it into three parts, as is done with the ‘Id sacrifice?”
Answer:
The sacrifice for a newborn is a recommended practice: two for a male child and one for a female child. This is the recommended practice. It is slaughtered on the seventh day. There is no clear text regarding its distribution. If one distributes some of it to neighbors or relatives, eats some of it, invites neighbors or some of the neighbors to eat it, or gives some to the poor, all of this is permissible, and the matter is broad. Some scholars have treated it like the ‘Id sacrifice: eating one-third, giving one-third in charity, and gifting one-third. However, there is no evidence for this. Therefore, the preferable course is to eat from it, give it in charity, or gift it. There is no fixed limit in this matter. And all praise is due to Allah. Yes.
The presenter: Praise be to Allah.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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