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What is the method for performing the Aqiqah for an intersex person (khuntha mushkil)? May Allah reward you.

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There is no prophetic text detailing how to perform the aqiqah for an intersex person (khuntha mushkil). Therefore, scholars have differed on whether one aqiqah is offered for them, like for a female, or two sheep, like for a male. The adopted view is to affiliate them with the male, as a precautionary measure.

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