What is the ruling on the 'aqiqah for a girl?
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Question:
What about the 'aqiqah for a girl, Your Eminence?
Answer:
The 'aqiqah is a recommended practice (sunnah) for everyone. For a woman, it is one slaughter from the sheep, which is sufficient for the 'Id sacrifice: a two-year-old goat, or a one-year-old sheep, or older. It is slaughtered, divided among the poor and neighbors, or part of it is divided and part is eaten, or it is cooked and he invites to it whom he loves from his neighbors and relatives. There is no specific limit in it, and praise be to Allah; because the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) did not specify anything in this matter. For a male, it is two. The female is one, and the male is two, in the manner of the 'Id sacrifice. What is sufficient for the 'Id sacrifice is: either a one-year-old sheep, or a two-year-old goat. This is the recommended practice (sunnah) for the 'aqiqah, that it be from the sheep. Two for the male, and one for the female. He eats from it, feeds others, and gives charity. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good. What if he gathers his friends at home, for example, and feeds them?
The Shaykh: It is all good. If he gathers them, it is good. If he distributes it to them, it is good. If he distributes some and keeps some, it is good. Praise be to Allah. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good.
What about the 'aqiqah for a girl, Your Eminence?
Answer:
The 'aqiqah is a recommended practice (sunnah) for everyone. For a woman, it is one slaughter from the sheep, which is sufficient for the 'Id sacrifice: a two-year-old goat, or a one-year-old sheep, or older. It is slaughtered, divided among the poor and neighbors, or part of it is divided and part is eaten, or it is cooked and he invites to it whom he loves from his neighbors and relatives. There is no specific limit in it, and praise be to Allah; because the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) did not specify anything in this matter. For a male, it is two. The female is one, and the male is two, in the manner of the 'Id sacrifice. What is sufficient for the 'Id sacrifice is: either a one-year-old sheep, or a two-year-old goat. This is the recommended practice (sunnah) for the 'aqiqah, that it be from the sheep. Two for the male, and one for the female. He eats from it, feeds others, and gives charity. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good. What if he gathers his friends at home, for example, and feeds them?
The Shaykh: It is all good. If he gathers them, it is good. If he distributes it to them, it is good. If he distributes some and keeps some, it is good. Praise be to Allah. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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