1. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ibn Khalid from ‘Uthman ibn ‘Isa from Sama‘ah who has said the following: “I once asked him (the Imam) (a.s.), about ‘Aqiqah and he (the Imam) said, ‘It is the same for both male and female.”’

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.

2. Abu Ali al-Ash‘ariy has narrated from Muhammad ‘Abd al-Jabbar and Muhammad ibn ’Isma‘il has narrated from al-Fadl ibn Shadhan from all Safwan from Mansur ibn Hazim who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘ ‘Aqiqah for boys and girls is the same.’”

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.

3. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from ’Isma‘il ibn Marrar Yunus from ibn Muskan who has said the following: “I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about ‘Aqiqah and he (the Imam) said, ‘ ‘Aqiqah for a boy and a girl is the same, one ram for this and one ram for this.’”

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.

4. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from al-Husayn ibn Sa‘id from Hammad ibn Shu’ayb from abu Basir who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘ ‘Aqiqah for a boy or a girl is one ram.’”

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.