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Circumcision: How It Is Done And The Islamic Rulings On It by mubrex: 5:13pm On Oct 18, 2015 |
Praise be to Allaah.
Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allaah have mercy on
him) wrote a useful book on the rulings
concerning the newborn, which he called
Tuhfat al-Mawdood fi Ahkaam al-Mawlood . In
this book he wrote an extensive chapter in
which he spoke of circumcision and the
rulings thereon. The following is a summary
of that, with additional comments from some
other scholars.
1 – The meaning of circumcision ( khitaan ):
Ibn al-Qayyim said:
Khitaan is a noun describing the action of the
circumciser ( khaatin ). It is also used to
describe the site of the circumcision, as in
the hadeeth, “When the two circumcised parts
( al-khitaanaan ) meet, ghusl become
obligatory.” In the case of a female the word
used is khafad . In the male it is also called
i’dhaar. The one who is uncircumcised is
called aghlaf or aqlaf .
Tuhfat al-Mawlood , 1/152
2 – Circumcision is the Sunnah of Ibraaheem
and the Prophets after him:
Al-Bukhaari (6298) and Muslim (2370)
narrated that Abu Hurayrah (may Allaah be
pleased with him) said: The Messenger of
Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon
him) said: “Ibraaheem (peace be upon him)
circumcised himself when he was eighty years
old, and he circumcised himself with an
adze.”
An adze ( qadoom ) is a carpenter’s tool; it was
also said that al-Qadoom is a place is Syria.
Al-Haafiz ibn Hajar said:
It is most likely that what is referred to in the
hadeeth is the tool. Abu Ya’laa narrated that
‘Ali ibn Rabaah said: “Ibraaheem was
commanded to circumcise himself, so he
circumcised himself with an adze and it was
very painful for him. Then Allaah revealed to
him saying, “You rushed to do it before We
told you what tool to use.” He said, “O Lord, I
did not want to delay obeying Your
command.”
Ibn al-Qayyim said:
Circumcision was one of the things with
which Allaah tested Ibraaheem, His Close
Friend. He did them perfectly so Allaah made
him a leader of mankind. It was narrated that
he was the first one who was circumcised, as
mentioned above. What it says in al-Saheeh is
that Ibraaheem circumcised himself when he
was eighty years old. After him, circumcision
continued among the Messengers and their
followers, even the Messiah. He was
circumcised and the Christians affirm that,
and do not deny that, as they also affirm that
he was forbidden the flesh of pigs…
Tuhfat al-Mawdood , p. 158-159
But the scholars (may Allaah have mercy on
them) differed as to the ruling on
circumcision.
Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen (may Allaah have
mercy on him) said:
The most correct view is that it is obligatory
in the case of men and Sunnah in the case of
women. The difference between them is that
in the case of men, it serves an interest
which has to do with one of the conditions of
prayer, namely purity (tahaarah), because if
the foreskin remains, when the urine comes
out of the urethra, some of it will collect
there, and this causes burning and infection
every time the person moves, and every time
the foreskin is squeezed, some drops of urine
come out, thus causing najaasah (impurity).
In the case of women, it serves a useful
purpose which is to reduce desire. This is
seeking perfection, not removing something
harmful.
Al-Sharh al-Mumti’ , 1/133-134
This is the view of Imam Ahmad (may Allaah
have mercy on him). Ibn Quddamah said in al-
Mughni (1/115): As for circumcision, it is
obligatory for men and it is good in the case
of woman, but it is not obligatory for them.
3 – Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allaah have mercy on
him) said:
Abu’l-Barakaat said in his book al-Ghaayah: In
circumcision of a man, the skin at the tip of
the penis (the foreskin) is removed; if he only
removes most of it, that is permissible. It is
mustahabb to circumcise females provided
that is not done in an extreme manner. It was
narrated that ‘Umar said to a woman who
circumcised females, “Leave some of it if you
circumcise (a girl).” Al-Khallaal said in his
Jaami’: What is cut when circumcising:
Muhammad ibn al-Husayn told me that al-
Fadl ibn Ziyaad told them: Ahmad was asked,
How much should be cut in circumcision? He
said, Until the glans (tip of the penis)
becomes visible.
Ibn al-Sabbaagh said in al-Shaamil : What is
obligatory in the case of a man is to cut the
skin on the tip of the penis until the entire
glans becomes visible. In the case of a
woman, it means cutting the skin that looks
like the comb of a rooster at the top of the
vagina, between the two labia; if it is cut the
base of it should be left like a date pit.
Al-Nawawi (may Allaah have mercy on him)
said:
The well-known correct view is that
everything covering the glans must be cut.
Al-Majmoo’ , 1/351
Al-Juwayni said:
The hadeeth indicates that not too much of it
should be removed (in the case of women),
because he said, “Leave something sticking
out and do not go to extremes in cutting.”
Tuhfat al-Mawdood , 190-192
The point is that in the case of males, all the
skin covering the tip of the penis should be
cut, but in the case of females only a part of
the skin that is like a rooster’s comb at the
top of the vagina should be cut.
4 – The wisdom behind circumcision
With regard to a man, he cannot be clean
from urine unless he is circumcised, because
drops of urine collect underneath the foreskin
and he cannot be sure that they will not drip
and make his clothes and body impure. Hence
‘Abd-Allaah ibn ‘Abbaas was very strict on the
issue of circumcision. Imam Ahmad said: Ibn
‘Abbaas was very strict on this matter, and it
was narrated that there is no Hajj and no
prayer for him, i.e., if a person is not
circumcised his Hajj and prayer are not valid.
Al-Mughni , 1/115
With regard to the wisdom behind the
circumcision of women, it is to regulate their
desire so it will be moderate.
Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah (may Allaah
have mercy on him) was asked about whether
women should be circumcised or not. He
replied:
Praise be to Allaah. Yes, they should be
circumcised, i.e., the top of the piece of skin
that looks like a rooster’s comb should be
cut. The Messenger of Allaah (S) said to the
woman who did circumcisions: “Leave
something sticking out and do not go to
extremes in cutting. That makes her face look
brighter and is more pleasing to her
husband.” That is because the purpose of
circumcising a man is to make him clean
from the impurity that may collect beneath
the foreskin. But the purpose of circumcising
women is to regulate their desire, because if
a woman is not circumcised her desire will be
strong. Hence the words “O son of an
uncircumcised woman” are used as an insult,
because the uncircumcised woman has
stronger desire. Hence immoral actions are
more common among the women of the
Tatars and the Franks, that are not found
among the Muslim women. If the circumcision
is too severe, the desire is weakened
altogether, which is unpleasing for men; but if
it is cut without going to extremes in that, the
purpose will be achieved, which is moderating
desire. And Allaah knows best.
Majmoo’ al-Fataawa , 21/114
5 – It is permissible to pay money for
circumcision.
Ibn Qudaamah said:
It is permissible to pay money for
circumcision and for medical treatment. We
do not know of any difference of opinion on
this matter, because it is doing something
that is needed and which is allowed in
sharee’ah. So it is permissible to pay money
for it, like all other permissible actions.
Al-Mughni , 5/314.
Source: https://www.islamqa.info/en/9412 |
Re: Circumcision: How It Is Done And The Islamic Rulings On It by Beesluv: 5:16pm On Oct 18, 2015 |
I remember a neighbour of mine who was circumcised around 5years of age. When it was done, he went to their kitchen, crying, he took knife and was heading towards the cicumciser...... He wanted to do for the man also but his mum collected the knife |
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