Some Rulings on Circumcision
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The presenter:
What about circumcision, Your Eminence?
Answer:
Circumcision is prescribed; it is a confirmed recommended practice (sunnah), and it has no specific time limit. Whether it is done on the seventh day or later, before puberty, that is what is best. It is best before puberty because if a person grows up, circumcision may harm him, but if it is done in early childhood, it is easier and simpler. It is prescribed for everyone, both men and women. Circumcision is prescribed for everyone. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:.
So, circumcision is a recommended practice (sunnah) according to the majority of scholars. Some of them said it is obligatory. Some scholars said it is obligatory. The well-known view among scholars is that it is a confirmed recommended practice (sunnah) for everyone. Some said it is obligatory for the man but a recommended practice (sunnah) for the woman; obligatory for the man and a recommended practice (sunnah) for the woman. The evidence indicates that it is a recommended practice (sunnah) for everyone. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good.
What about circumcision, Your Eminence?
Answer:
Circumcision is prescribed; it is a confirmed recommended practice (sunnah), and it has no specific time limit. Whether it is done on the seventh day or later, before puberty, that is what is best. It is best before puberty because if a person grows up, circumcision may harm him, but if it is done in early childhood, it is easier and simpler. It is prescribed for everyone, both men and women. Circumcision is prescribed for everyone. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
The five things of fitrah (the innate natural disposition) are: circumcision, trimming the armpit hair, cutting the moustache, clipping the nails, and plucking the armpit hair, and shaving the pubic hair
الفطرة خمس: الختان، والاستحداد، وقص الشارب، وقلم الظفر، ونتف الإبط، وحلق العانةSo, circumcision is a recommended practice (sunnah) according to the majority of scholars. Some of them said it is obligatory. Some scholars said it is obligatory. The well-known view among scholars is that it is a confirmed recommended practice (sunnah) for everyone. Some said it is obligatory for the man but a recommended practice (sunnah) for the woman; obligatory for the man and a recommended practice (sunnah) for the woman. The evidence indicates that it is a recommended practice (sunnah) for everyone. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good.
Source
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