He died before being circumcised
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Fatwa number ( 20106 )
Q: I was a Bedouin man, and I lived in the desert for about thirty years. At that time, Allah blessed me with a son, but the boy did not reach the age of one year, and Allah took him. The issue is that I did not perform his purification, and after his death and before I buried him, I feared that I would be sinful because of
not purifying him, so I personally performed his purification. I want to know from your excellence the validity of what I did, and whether I would be sinful if I had buried him without performing his purification
A: If a person dies before being circumcised, he is not circumcised according to the correct opinion of the scholars, and this is the view of the majority of scholars. Al-Nawawi said in (Al-Majmu'): "The correct view is to be certain that he is not circumcised at all; because it is a part, so it is not cut off, like the hand of a woman who is to be amputated for theft or retaliation, for they agreed that it is not amputated; that is, if she dies before the execution of the hadd for theft. It differs from hair and nails, for they are removed in life for adornment, and the dead person shares with the living in that. And circumcision is done for the sake of being obligated to it, and that obligation is removed by death. And Allah knows best." End of quote. Accordingly, what you did of circumcising your son after his death is contrary to what is preferred, but there is no sin or blame on you for that; because you are excused by your ignorance of the ruling in that matter. And success is from Allah, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and his Companions.
Q: I was a Bedouin man, and I lived in the desert for about thirty years. At that time, Allah blessed me with a son, but the boy did not reach the age of one year, and Allah took him. The issue is that I did not perform his purification, and after his death and before I buried him, I feared that I would be sinful because of
not purifying him, so I personally performed his purification. I want to know from your excellence the validity of what I did, and whether I would be sinful if I had buried him without performing his purification
A: If a person dies before being circumcised, he is not circumcised according to the correct opinion of the scholars, and this is the view of the majority of scholars. Al-Nawawi said in (Al-Majmu'): "The correct view is to be certain that he is not circumcised at all; because it is a part, so it is not cut off, like the hand of a woman who is to be amputated for theft or retaliation, for they agreed that it is not amputated; that is, if she dies before the execution of the hadd for theft. It differs from hair and nails, for they are removed in life for adornment, and the dead person shares with the living in that. And circumcision is done for the sake of being obligated to it, and that obligation is removed by death. And Allah knows best." End of quote. Accordingly, what you did of circumcising your son after his death is contrary to what is preferred, but there is no sin or blame on you for that; because you are excused by your ignorance of the ruling in that matter. 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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