Is the Aqiqah obligatory for a baby girl with Down syndrome?
Aqiqah is a confirmed Sunnah according to the majority of scholars. It is one sheep for a girl and two sheep for a boy. The ruling of Aqiqah has no relation to the appearance of the newborn.
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