What is the ruling on female circumcision in Islam?
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The questioner : Female circumcision, my master, the ruling on female circumcision or a girl’s circumcision in Islam?
The Shaykh : Female circumcision is obligatory in some countries and not in others.
The questioner : No, the ruling in Islam... it is obligatory.
The Shaykh : And I say, what is female circumcision? It is obligatory in some countries and not in others. How is that? In some cold countries, there is not in the girl what should be circumcised or cut. Do you understand me?
The questioner : Yes, yes.
The Shaykh : In other countries, specifically the hot ones, there is a piece of flesh like a rooster’s comb, and it is cut. This is female circumcision. So, if a woman needs this type of circumcision, it is obligatory for her, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to say to the circumciser who was circumcising in the time of the Messenger (peace be upon him), and she was Umm Atiyyah, meaning, cut but do not exaggerate in the cutting, because if she exaggerates and cuts more than necessary, the desire becomes weak, and this is not in the husband’s interest. And the opposite is the case if this girl is left and not circumcised; she will have excessive desire. Do you understand the meaning of excessive desire?
The questioner: No.
The Shaykh : Meaning, lewdness. Do you understand the meaning of lewdness?
The questioner: No.
The Shaykh : Meaning, intense desire; ...
The questioner : The hadith ?
The Shaykh : Female circumcision is obligatory in some countries and not in others.
The questioner : No, the ruling in Islam... it is obligatory.
The Shaykh : And I say, what is female circumcision? It is obligatory in some countries and not in others. How is that? In some cold countries, there is not in the girl what should be circumcised or cut. Do you understand me?
The questioner : Yes, yes.
The Shaykh : In other countries, specifically the hot ones, there is a piece of flesh like a rooster’s comb, and it is cut. This is female circumcision. So, if a woman needs this type of circumcision, it is obligatory for her, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to say to the circumciser who was circumcising in the time of the Messenger (peace be upon him), and she was Umm Atiyyah,
Circumcise, but do not mutilate.
اختني ولا تنهكيFor it is more desirable for the husband.
فإنه أحضى للزوجThe questioner: No.
The Shaykh : Meaning, lewdness. Do you understand the meaning of lewdness?
The questioner: No.
The Shaykh : Meaning, intense desire; ...
The questioner : The hadith
Narrate from the sinner.
حدثوا عن الفاجر
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