Is the 'Aqiqah obligatory?
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Question:
The listener (M. N.) sent a question about the 'Aqiqah, saying: Is it obligatory or not? Since I have given birth to four children, two daughters and two sons, and I have not performed an 'Aqiqah for any of them. Is it obligatory so that I make it up now, or how do you direct me?
May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
The 'Aqiqah is a confirmed recommended practice (sunnah). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded it and performed it. So it is recommended for the believer to sacrifice for his children: two for a male, and one for a female, from sheep. This is the recommended practice. The 'Aqiqah is like the 'Id sacrifice: a one-year-old sheep, or a two-year-old goat. It is not obligatory, but it is a confirmed recommended practice. It is prescribed for you, O questioner, to sacrifice for your four children. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
The listener (M. N.) sent a question about the 'Aqiqah, saying: Is it obligatory or not? Since I have given birth to four children, two daughters and two sons, and I have not performed an 'Aqiqah for any of them. Is it obligatory so that I make it up now, or how do you direct me?
May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
The 'Aqiqah is a confirmed recommended practice (sunnah). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded it and performed it. So it is recommended for the believer to sacrifice for his children: two for a male, and one for a female, from sheep. This is the recommended practice. The 'Aqiqah is like the 'Id sacrifice: a one-year-old sheep, or a two-year-old goat. It is not obligatory, but it is a confirmed recommended practice. It is prescribed for you, O questioner, to sacrifice for your four children. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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