What is the evidence for the recommendation of female circumcision?
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The questioner : As for the woman... circumcision for her is recommended. What is...?
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : The... is that there is a hadith regarding it, but it is weak. In reality, it is a favor for women, a favor. Then, the difference between her and the man is that if the man is not circumcised, urine is retained between the glans and the foreskin, resulting in contamination and ritual impurity. As for the woman, that is not the case; the woman is safe from this. However, in reality, circumcision for the woman reduces, as we said, her desire, so it has a spiritual purification. So much so that some of the brothers said to me, "By Allah, we wish in these days to launch a campaign for female circumcision." I said to him, "Why?" He said, "Because the temptations in our time are many. The temptations are many. If there is nothing to reduce the woman's desire, she will be driven [to sin]." And the truth is that this is a good opinion, but a person cannot compel people to do what he does not believe is obligatory in the Shari'ah. Rather, if someone says it is recommended, recommended, if it is recommended, then do it. Then, there is also the problem that performing female circumcision well is difficult. No one is skilled at it. Are there any in the hospitals who are skilled, or not?
The questioner : It appears that they do not...
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : They do not circumcise, meaning. Okay.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, there is no doubt that if it is done thoroughly, perhaps there will be no desire at all; her desire will disappear completely. Yes.
The questioner : Any person...
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Three.
The Shaykh : Three. Let's go.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : But... correct, yes.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : The... is that there is a hadith regarding it, but it is weak. In reality, it is a favor for women, a favor. Then, the difference between her and the man is that if the man is not circumcised, urine is retained between the glans and the foreskin, resulting in contamination and ritual impurity. As for the woman, that is not the case; the woman is safe from this. However, in reality, circumcision for the woman reduces, as we said, her desire, so it has a spiritual purification. So much so that some of the brothers said to me, "By Allah, we wish in these days to launch a campaign for female circumcision." I said to him, "Why?" He said, "Because the temptations in our time are many. The temptations are many. If there is nothing to reduce the woman's desire, she will be driven [to sin]." And the truth is that this is a good opinion, but a person cannot compel people to do what he does not believe is obligatory in the Shari'ah. Rather, if someone says it is recommended, recommended, if it is recommended, then do it. Then, there is also the problem that performing female circumcision well is difficult. No one is skilled at it. Are there any in the hospitals who are skilled, or not?
The questioner : It appears that they do not...
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : They do not circumcise, meaning. Okay.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, there is no doubt that if it is done thoroughly, perhaps there will be no desire at all; her desire will disappear completely. Yes.
The questioner : Any person...
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Three.
The Shaykh : Three. Let's go.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : But... correct, yes.