Explaining the Shari'ah time for the 'Aqiqah and circumcision.
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The questioner : My son, I mean, was born after Hajj, approximately, and I was there.
The Shaykh : After Hajj, what?
The questioner : After the month of Hajj, I mean, his mother gave birth to him.
The Shaykh : A boy was born, yes, that is right.
The questioner : So they did not perform the 'Aqiqah for him. They said, I mean, the custom is that his father should be present. So, the important thing is that I have come now.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : So now I want to perform the 'Aqiqah.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : We want, if Allah wills, for you to honor us by being present if your schedule permits. We have not set anything yet. So, when we set a date, we will say, "O Shaykh, when should we set it?" You are the one who decides, because we are not tied to anything. Also, we want to have him circumcised. Do you think he should be circumcised on the same day, so that we consider the circumcision and the 'Aqiqah as one event?
The Shaykh : No, circumcision is lenient in the Shari'ah if it is not tied to the 'Aqiqah.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Circumcision is recommended on the seventh day, both in the Shari'ah and medically.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : And I think you know both matters.
The questioner : Yes, I mean, the 'Aqiqah.
The Shaykh : Circumcision.
The questioner : Circumcision.
The Shaykh : Ah, circumcision is lenient.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : As for the 'Aqiqah.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : The 'Aqiqah is not lenient. The 'Aqiqah is on the seventh day, or the fourteenth, or the twenty-first.
The questioner : But.
The Shaykh : The time has passed, the time has passed.
The questioner : There is no god but Allah, yes.
The Shaykh : As for circumcision, it is recommended on the seventh day, and then with you.
The questioner : Whatever you wish.
The Shaykh : Whatever you wish, even if he reaches the age of accountability.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Because it is authentically reported from Ibn 'Abbas.
The questioner : (may Allah be pleased with him).
The Shaykh : "That he was not circumcised until he was on the verge of puberty."
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : So, do not tie circumcision to the 'Aqiqah. I mean, whether you circumcise him before or after, the matter is easy. As for the 'Aqiqah now, I am saying that if you consider yourself excused, and the owner of the house knows best what is in it.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Because you have passed the three stages.
The questioner: Correct.
The Shaykh : The first week, the second, and the third.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : So, if you consider yourself excused, you may perform the 'Aqiqah at the earliest possible time.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Like a man who misses an obligatory prayer.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : .
The questioner : You have done well.
The Shaykh : He does not say, "By Allah, it is gone, and then we will pray it whenever we have time." No.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Ah, because necessity is measured by its extent. And the conclusion is that if you consider yourself excused, you may perform the 'Aqiqah; otherwise, you have missed the caravan.
The Shaykh : After Hajj, what?
The questioner : After the month of Hajj, I mean, his mother gave birth to him.
The Shaykh : A boy was born, yes, that is right.
The questioner : So they did not perform the 'Aqiqah for him. They said, I mean, the custom is that his father should be present. So, the important thing is that I have come now.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : So now I want to perform the 'Aqiqah.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : We want, if Allah wills, for you to honor us by being present if your schedule permits. We have not set anything yet. So, when we set a date, we will say, "O Shaykh, when should we set it?" You are the one who decides, because we are not tied to anything. Also, we want to have him circumcised. Do you think he should be circumcised on the same day, so that we consider the circumcision and the 'Aqiqah as one event?
The Shaykh : No, circumcision is lenient in the Shari'ah if it is not tied to the 'Aqiqah.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Circumcision is recommended on the seventh day, both in the Shari'ah and medically.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : And I think you know both matters.
The questioner : Yes, I mean, the 'Aqiqah.
The Shaykh : Circumcision.
The questioner : Circumcision.
The Shaykh : Ah, circumcision is lenient.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : As for the 'Aqiqah.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : The 'Aqiqah is not lenient. The 'Aqiqah is on the seventh day, or the fourteenth, or the twenty-first.
The questioner : But.
The Shaykh : The time has passed, the time has passed.
The questioner : There is no god but Allah, yes.
The Shaykh : As for circumcision, it is recommended on the seventh day, and then with you.
The questioner : Whatever you wish.
The Shaykh : Whatever you wish, even if he reaches the age of accountability.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Because it is authentically reported from Ibn 'Abbas.
The questioner : (may Allah be pleased with him).
The Shaykh : "That he was not circumcised until he was on the verge of puberty."
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : So, do not tie circumcision to the 'Aqiqah. I mean, whether you circumcise him before or after, the matter is easy. As for the 'Aqiqah now, I am saying that if you consider yourself excused, and the owner of the house knows best what is in it.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Because you have passed the three stages.
The questioner: Correct.
The Shaykh : The first week, the second, and the third.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : So, if you consider yourself excused, you may perform the 'Aqiqah at the earliest possible time.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Like a man who misses an obligatory prayer.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh :
Let him pray it when he remembers it
فليصلِّها حين يذكرهاThe questioner : You have done well.
The Shaykh : He does not say, "By Allah, it is gone, and then we will pray it whenever we have time." No.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Ah, because necessity is measured by its extent. And the conclusion is that if you consider yourself excused, you may perform the 'Aqiqah; otherwise, you have missed the caravan.
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