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Who should perform the Aqeeqah on behalf of the baby?

Published as QnA snapshots: The rules of Aqeeqah (4/9)

· 4 Shawwal 1447 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

Who should perform the Aqeeqah on behalf of the baby?

Answer

The onus is on the father as he is the breadwinner. In time when the father cannot perform this duty because of constraints another person can. Sometimes the paternal or maternal grandfather requests to buy the animal or buy one in the case of a boy, this is permissible. Nabi Muhammad SAW paid for the Aqeeqah of Sayyidinah Hassan and Hussain RA. The Ulama reconciled the Ahadith. In principal the responsibility is on the father to pay for the Aqeeqah. It is a Sunnah in terms of ruling, not Waajib.

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