This act is reprehensible

Question: A widespread phenomenon among some people in the Maghreb region is that a mother cuts the top of her daughter's knee with a razor in three adjacent lines, places a piece of sugar on the bleeding wound, and orders her daughter to eat it and say certain words. This mother claims that this act preserves her daughter's virginity and prevents any aggressor from reaching her (there are other methods for this act). What is the ruling of the Islamic Shari'ah regarding this act?

Answer: This act is reprehensible, and it is a superstition with no basis. It is not permissible to do it; rather, it must be abandoned and one must guard against it. The claim that it preserves a girl's virginity is a false statement inspired by Satan, with no foundation in the pure Shari'ah. Therefore, people must advise one another to abandon it and guard against doing it. It is obligatory for scholars to clarify this and warn against it, for they are the ones who convey the message of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) and His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). And Allah is the One to be sought for help.