They perform the circumcision of the boy twice in his lifetime
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Fatwa number ( 16248 )
Q: There are tribes that perform the circumcision of the boy twice in his lifetime. The first is on the seventh day of his life, and this is the Sunnah. The second is when he passes the age of ten; that is, after prayer becomes obligatory for him. When he is circumcised the second time, they hold feasts and invite people to them. A group of people attends and rejoices over this circumcision, and the attendees give some money to the boy or his father, which they call (Makhs). Also, among these tribes, if a boy is not circumcised the second time, they do not marry their daughters to him, and they mock and insult him if he is not circumcised, meaning the second time. Therefore, we ask for clarification of the ruling of the Shari'ah on all these actions.
A: The prescribed circumcision is the circumcision that involves cutting the skin above the glans, and it is done on the seventh day or after it. As for the second circumcision mentioned in the question, it is an addition to what is prescribed, and it has no basis in the Shari'ah. It is therefore forbidden, and likewise the feasts held with it are not permissible to do, nor is giving money in them; because it is consuming wealth by an unlawful means. And success is from Allah, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and his Companions.
Q: There are tribes that perform the circumcision of the boy twice in his lifetime. The first is on the seventh day of his life, and this is the Sunnah. The second is when he passes the age of ten; that is, after prayer becomes obligatory for him. When he is circumcised the second time, they hold feasts and invite people to them. A group of people attends and rejoices over this circumcision, and the attendees give some money to the boy or his father, which they call (Makhs). Also, among these tribes, if a boy is not circumcised the second time, they do not marry their daughters to him, and they mock and insult him if he is not circumcised, meaning the second time. Therefore, we ask for clarification of the ruling of the Shari'ah on all these actions.
A: The prescribed circumcision is the circumcision that involves cutting the skin above the glans, and it is done on the seventh day or after it. As for the second circumcision mentioned in the question, it is an addition to what is prescribed, and it has no basis in the Shari'ah. It is therefore forbidden, and likewise the feasts held with it are not permissible to do, nor is giving money in them; because it is consuming wealth by an unlawful means. And success is from Allah, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and his Companions.
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