How Long Before the Legitimate Time for 'Aqiqah Expires?

Question :

Is the period of the 'Aqiqah one or two weeks, or twenty- one days as some people say? Can we slaughter the animal for the 'Aqiqah on the ninth or tenth day, for example?

Answer:

Based on a Hadith, it is best to perform the 'Aqiqah on the seventh day. Some scholars have said that if the seventh day is missed, then it should be performed on the fourteenth day, and if that day is missed, then on the twenty-first; after that, the weeks do not matter. We mentioned here what is best, but it is still permissible to do it on the sixth, fifth, eighth, or fifteenth day as well.

Question :

If the slaughter for the Aqiqah takes place on the twenty-first day, is this permissible?

Answer:

Yes, there is no harm in such Aqiqah, but it is better to perform it during the fixed period.

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