What is the ruling on shaving the head of a baby girl?
It is sunnah to shave the head of the newborn and it is not waajib. However, for the newborn girl, the scholars differed regarding the ruling although it appears that it is sunnah for both males and females.
http://www.islamweb.net/ver2/fatwa/ShowFatwa.php?lang=A&Id=3182&Option=FatwaId
http://www.saaid.net/Doat/Zugail/85.htm
http://akhawat.islamway.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=239329
