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Question:

What are the age requirements for sacrificing animals in aqiqah?

Answer:

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.

The age requirements for the sacrificing of goats and sheep in ‘Aqīqah are identical to that of the requirements in udhīyyah (ritual animal sacrifice).  Namely, goats and sheep have to be at least one year old. However, a healthy sheep that looks like a one year old may also be used, provided it is at least six months of age.[1]

And Allah Ta’ālā Knows Best

Mufti Faraz Adam,
www.darulfiqh.com


[1]  ( سُئِلَ ) فِي الْعَقِيقَةِ كَيْفَ حُكْمُهَا وَكَيْفُ تُفْعَلُ ؟ ( الْجَوَابُ ) : قَالَ فِي السِّرَاجِ الْوَهَّاجِ فِي كِتَابِ الْأُضْحِيَّةِ مَا نَصُّهُ مَسْأَلَةٌ الْعَقِيقَةُ تَطَوُّعٌ إنْ شَاءَ فَعَلَهَا ، وَإِنْ شَاءَ لَمْ يَفْعَلْ وَهِيَ أَنْ يَذْبَحَ شَاةً إذَا أَتَى عَلَى الْوَلَدِ سَبْعَةُ أَيَّامٍ وَعِنْدَ الشَّافِعِيِّ سِتَّةٌ ثُمَّ إذَا أَرَادَ أَنْ يَعُقَّ عَنْ الْوَلَدِ ، فَإِنَّهُ يَذْبَحُ عَنْ الْغُلَامِ شَاتَيْنِ وَعَنْ الْجَارِيَةِ شَاةً ؛ لِأَنَّهُ إنَّمَا شُرِعَ لِلسُّرُورِ بِالْمَوْلُودِ وَهُوَ بِالْغُلَامِ أَكْثَرُ وَلَوْ ذَبَحَ عَنْ الْغُلَامِ شَاةً وَعَنْ الْجَارِيَةِ شَاةً جَازَ ؛ لِأَنَّ { النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَقَّ عَنْ الْحَسَنِ وَالْحُسَيْنِ كَبْشًا كَبْشًا } وَلَا يَكُونُ فِيهِ دُونَ الْجَذَعِ مِنْ الضَّأْنِ وَالثَّنِيِّ مِنْ الْمَعْزِ وَلَا يَكُونُ فِيهِ إلَّا السَّلِيمَةُ مِنْ الْعُيُوبِ ؛ لِأَنَّهُ إرَاقَةُ دَمٍ شَرْعًا كَالْأُضْحِيَّةِ وَلَوْ قَدَّمَ يَوْمَ الذَّبْحِ قَبْلَ يَوْمِ السَّابِعِ أَوْ أَخَّرَهُ عَنْهُ جَازَ إلَّا أَنَّ يَوْمَ السَّابِعِ أَفْضَلُ وَالْمُسْتَحَبُّ أَنْ يَفْصِلَ لَحْمَهَا وَلَا يَكْسِرَ عَظْمَهَا تَفَاؤُلًا بِسَلَامَةِ أَعْضَاءِ الْوَلَدِ وَيَأْكُلُ وَيُطْعِمُ وَيَتَصَدَّقُ .(العقود الدرية في تنقيح الفتاوى الحامدية ج 2 ص 246)

وَالثَّنِيُّ مِنْ الْمَعْزِ وَالضَّأْنِ مَا لَهُ سَنَةٌ وَطَعَنَ فِي الثَّانِيَةِ وَالذَّكَرُ وَالْأُنْثَى فِيهِ سَوَاءٌ وَمِنْ الْبَقَرِ مَا لَهُ سَنَتَانِ وَطَعَنَ فِي الثَّالِثَةِ وَمِنْ الْإِبِلِ مَا لَهُ خَمْسُ سِنِينَ وَطَعَنَ فِي السَّادِسَةِ وَالْجَذَعُ مِنْ الضَّأْنِ وَالْمَعْزِ مَا لَهُ سِتَّةُ أَشْهُرٍ (الجوهرة النيرة ج 1 ص 180 مير محمد)

مسائل رفعت قاسمي ج 5 ص 206 حامد كتب

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