The ruling on female circumcision in accordance with customs
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A man who has daughters: do you advise him to have his daughters circumcised, or should he leave it alone in accordance with customs?
Answer:
If we say it is obligatory, then he must do it. If we say it is recommended, then it is permissible for him to do it. However, the well-known position in the school of jurisprudence, which you have heard, is that it is obligatory for both men and women, because women need it just as men need it.
The presenter:
Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A man who has daughters: do you advise him to have his daughters circumcised, or should he leave it alone in accordance with customs?
Answer:
If we say it is obligatory, then he must do it. If we say it is recommended, then it is permissible for him to do it. However, the well-known position in the school of jurisprudence, which you have heard, is that it is obligatory for both men and women, because women need it just as men need it.
The presenter:
Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 141/11 شرح زاد المستقنع/ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (29:01)
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