The Muslim faces certain social problems in Muslim communities outside this country

The questioner : May Allah reward the honorableThe Shaykh : The Muslim faces certain social problems in Muslim communities outside this country, and the Muslim stands perplexed by them due to the lack of clear, sufficient, and conclusive evidence. What worries me, O honorable Shaykh, is that I have daughters who have reached the age of ten and have not been circumcised yet. In our country, if a woman is not circumcised, it becomes a defect for which she is mocked and described with shameful things. I am part of this community, so I hope you will clarify this for me and for many others who are in my situation, and issue a fatwa that brings comfort and reassurance to the Muslim: Is female circumcision a recommended practice (sunnah) for women, as we have heard? Please issue a ruling, and may Allah reward you.

The Shaykh : The circumcision that people call "purification": some scholars said that it is obligatory for both males and females, and some scholars said that it is a recommended practice (sunnah) and not obligatory for males and females. How many opinions are there? Two opinions. These are two opinions. The third opinion is the middle one, which says: circumcision is obligatory for males and a recommended practice (sunnah) for females. This is the middle opinion, and it is what the apparent evidence indicates, so let this be the relied-upon position. And praise be to Allah, as long as his daughters have reached the age of twelve, if he wishes not to circumcise them, there is no blame on him and no sin on him. Yes.