The ruling on performing the 'aqiqah with one sheep and distributing chickens to the poor in place of the other
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Question:
This is a questioner for the program—Abu Yusuf—who says: “Your Eminence, I did not slaughter two sheep when I was blessed with a newborn, but only one sheep. With the value of the second sheep, I bought chickens and distributed them to the poor. Is this permissible?”
Answer:
This is sufficient. The Sunnah is two sheep for a male child, so it is recommended for you to slaughter another sheep. The chickens are sufficient, but it is recommended for you to buy another one to slaughter, even if a year or two has passed; because the Sunnah for a boy is two slaughtered sheep, and for a girl, one. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah preserve you.
This is a questioner for the program—Abu Yusuf—who says: “Your Eminence, I did not slaughter two sheep when I was blessed with a newborn, but only one sheep. With the value of the second sheep, I bought chickens and distributed them to the poor. Is this permissible?”
Answer:
This is sufficient. The Sunnah is two sheep for a male child, so it is recommended for you to slaughter another sheep. The chickens are sufficient, but it is recommended for you to buy another one to slaughter, even if a year or two has passed; because the Sunnah for a boy is two slaughtered sheep, and for a girl, one. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah preserve you.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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