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One of our brothers/sisters has asked this question:

Assalamualikum Warahmatulla-e-Wabrakatu

i am from karachi Pakistan

Owner of a very vocal yahoo group named IslamForEveryone.

i would like to ask that,as i am 18 years old now my aqeeqa hasn`t been

done yet there were many reasons in the start not much money,not much

importance given to it etc now i want to ask is there any problem for me

untill my aqeeqa am i in any kind of trouble can we do it with eid-ul-azha

plz tell me about it as soon as u can

thanks
allah hafiz

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Answer:

Aqiqa not done in Infancy

In the name of Allah, We praise Him, seek His help and ask for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none can misguide, and whoever He allows to fall astray, none can guide them aright. We bear witness that there is no one (no idol, no person, no grave, no prophet, no imam, no dai, nobody!) worthy of worship but Allah Alone, and we bear witness that Muhammad (saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of His Messengers.

The Aqiqa sacrifice is not obligatory or ‘fard’ in Islam; but rather it is a Sunnah and voluntary. If one does offer this sacrifice as a form of gratitude to his Merciful Creator, there is a huge reward, and if one does not offer it, there is no sin.

The Aqiqa is the responsibility of the parents, and if they did not perform the Aqiqa sacrifice for any reason whatsoever, there is no compulsion or need for the child to offer this sacrifice later or when he grows up.

Whatever written of Truth and benefit is only due to Allah’s Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error is of me. Allah Alone Knows Best and He is the Only Source of Strength.

Your brother and well wisher in Islam,

Burhan