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 issue of female circumcision? Is it obligatory or recommended?
The Shaykh:
Allahu Akbar, and Allah knows best that he is confident, that he is confident, yes.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, and may Allah protect you.
The Shaykh:
But according to the Shari'ah manner, not in the Pharaonic manner or in the manner of...
The questioner:
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?
The Shaykh:
So if we say it is obligatory, then it is obligatory for him to do so, and if we say it is recommended, then it is permissible for him to do it. However, the well-known position that you have heard in the school of jurisprudence is that it is obligatory for men and Muslims, because the Muslim needs it, just as men need it.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the stronger position regarding the issue of female circumcision? Is it obligatory or recommended?
The Shaykh:
Allahu Akbar, and Allah knows best that he is confident, that he is confident, yes.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, and may Allah protect you.
The Shaykh:
But according to the Shari'ah manner, not in the Pharaonic manner or in the manner of...
The questioner:
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?
The Shaykh:
So if we say it is obligatory, then it is obligatory for him to do so, and if we say it is recommended, then it is permissible for him to do it. However, the well-known position that you have heard in the school of jurisprudence is that it is obligatory for men and Muslims, because the Muslim needs it, just as men need it.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 11 — youtube.com (28:33)
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