Is the 'aqiqah for a newborn valid if the intention was forgotten at the time of slaughtering, and the slaughtering was done without the owner of the 'aqiqah being present, and the slaughterer only pronounced the Tasmiyah and Takbir?
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For the validity of the , the intention must be present at the time of slaughtering. Therefore, an Aqiqah slaughtered without intention is not valid, and it is to perform the Aqiqah again for the child.
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