The Condition of Circumcision Before Islam for One Who Is Invited to It
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. We have a Hindu worker in our town who was invited to Islam. He wanted to convert, but the one who invited him to Islam told him immediately that he must be circumcised before he converts. He was afraid and did not convert. What is your opinion on this matter?
The Shaykh:
This is a mistake. They frighten him with the book. This is a move to make him convert. Once Islam takes hold of his heart and he reads the sections of Islam, he will try to follow the book on his own. As for forcing him with this condition, that is not permissible. Yes.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
To Allah, one starts little by little, gradually.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. We have a Hindu worker in our town who was invited to Islam. He wanted to convert, but the one who invited him to Islam told him immediately that he must be circumcised before he converts. He was afraid and did not convert. What is your opinion on this matter?
The Shaykh:
This is a mistake. They frighten him with the book. This is a move to make him convert. Once Islam takes hold of his heart and he reads the sections of Islam, he will try to follow the book on his own. As for forcing him with this condition, that is not permissible. Yes.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
To Allah, one starts little by little, gradually.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 005 من 123 / شرح كتاب زاد المستقنع / الطهارة/السواك وسنن الوضوء/صالح الفوزان/الفقه/كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:06:48)
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