Is it Fardh to get circumcised?
Question
A friend of mine reverted to Islam couple of years ago but he is not circumcised is it fard for him to get circumcised!
Answer
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.
In principal, it is Sunnah for males to get circumcised.[1]
Your friend would be excused from circumcision if the process would cause much pain and difficulty.[2]
And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best
Mawlana Ismail Desai,
Student Darul Iftaa
Durban, South Africa
Checked and Concurred by,
Mufti Faisal bin Abdul Hameed,
Montréal, Canada
References (Arabic / Urdu sources)
1 الختان سنة كما جاء في الخبر (الدر المختار، ج 6، ص 751، ايج ايم سعيد)
2و قيل العبرة بطاقته و هو الأشبه (المرجع السابق)
- Answered by
- Mawlana Ismail Desai
- Checked by
- Mufti Faisal bin Abdul Hameed
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