QnA snapshots: The rules of Aqeeqah (6/9)
Question
Until what age can Aqeeqah be done?
Answer
The Hanafi Ulama say that if parents did not perform Aqeeqah for a child then the child may perform it for themselves at any age. The Shafi scholars say that once the child reaches the age of puberty, no Aqeeqah can be made.
Where scholars differ, it’s safer to take the more cautious view.
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