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Is the aqiqa sacrifice specifically a male goat for boys and a female goat for girls, or is a male goat used for both genders?

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Is the aqiqa sacrifice specifically a male goat for boys and a female goat for girls, or is a male goat used for both genders?
Zaid Alsalami, Shaykh Dr Zaid Alsalami is an Iraqi born scholar, raised in Australia. He obtained a BA from Al-Mustafa University, Qom, and an MA from the Islamic College in London. He also obtained a PhD from... Answered 1 year ago

Bismihi ta'ala

If the newborn is male, it is also mustahab for the sheep or goat sacrificed as aqiqah to be male,d if the newborn is female, then the animal be female. 

This is recommended. 

And Allah knows best