Circumcising girls in a society that does not circumcise them
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, you mentioned (may Allah preserve you) that female circumcision is a recommended practice (sunnah). If a person is in a society whose custom is not to circumcise girls, should he circumcise his daughters, or should he follow the custom of his people?
Answer:
If he does not suffer harm from them, from this society, and they do not cause him this harm, then it is a recommended practice (sunnah) and he should act according to the sunnah. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, you mentioned (may Allah preserve you) that female circumcision is a recommended practice (sunnah). If a person is in a society whose custom is not to circumcise girls, should he circumcise his daughters, or should he follow the custom of his people?
Answer:
If he does not suffer harm from them, from this society, and they do not cause him this harm, then it is a recommended practice (sunnah) and he should act according to the sunnah. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من أبواب السواك وسنن الفطرة — islamhouse.com (50:28)
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