The Ruling on Female Circumcision
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the stronger position regarding the circumcision of women? Is it obligatory or recommended?
The Shaykh:
Allahu Akbar, and Allah knows best that he is confident. Yes.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
But according to the Shari'ah method, not the Pharaonic method, or the method they call "cutting the book" or what opens for her. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the stronger position regarding the circumcision of women? Is it obligatory or recommended?
The Shaykh:
Allahu Akbar, and Allah knows best that he is confident. Yes.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
But according to the Shari'ah method, not the Pharaonic method, or the method they call "cutting the book" or what opens for her. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 141/11 شرح زاد المستقنع/ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (28:33)
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