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Q1 is akika necessery before qurbani as it is a common practice to perform akkika before akika . pls reply at the earliest.

Q2 i have property i have gold still i have some loan ( depth ) on me is qurbani Sacrifice fardh on me

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Answer:

Is aqiqa qurbani fard

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Q-1: is akika necessery before qurbani as it is a common practice to perform akkika before akika

The sacrifice of ‘aqiqa’ and of the Day of Adha are absolutely unrelated!

The ‘Aqiqa’ sacrifice which one offers on the 7^th day of the birth of one’s off-spring is not obligatory, but rather an extremely preferred Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah (saws).  If one offers the ‘aqiqa’ sacrifice at the birth of one’s off-spring one would be eligible to receive a huge reward from their Lord; and if for any reason one does not offer it, there is no sin.

The ‘Qurbani’ on the Day of Adha is obligatory only for the believers who are actually on the Hajj pilgrimage; for the believers who are not actually on the Hajj pilgrimage, the ‘Qurbani’ on the Day of Adha is voluntary.  If one who is not on the Hajj pilgrimage offers the ‘qurbani’ on the Day of Adha for the Sake of Allah, one would be eligible to receive a huge reward from their Lord for their worship; and if for any reason one chooses not to offer the sacrifice, there is no sin upon them.

Q-2: i have property i have gold still i have some loan ( depth ) on me is qurbani Sacrifice fardh on me

The ‘Qurbani’ on the Day of Adha is only obligatory (fard) for the believers who are actually performing the Hajj pilgrimage….for the believers who are not on the Hajj pilgrimage the ‘qurbani’ on the Day of Adha is voluntary (Sunnah).

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Your brother and well wisher in Islam,

Burhan