FGM is seen as an injury and violation of the physical integrity of a female child.
Islamic law and religion only validates circumcision of the male child.

Female genital mutilation (FGM) involves the partial or total removal of external female Instruments or other injury to the female genital organs for non-medical reasons.
The practice has no health benefits for girls and women.

Al-Baihaqi and Abu Dawud have recorded slightly different versions of the hadith. Abu Dawud has followed it with the comment that the chain of transmission of the *hadith is weak and broken in parts (da’if, munqati’).

It is reported that a Madinah woman, Umm Atiyyah, practiced FGM and other women used to go to her for the purpose. Then it is added that the Prophet told her one day: “Oh, Umm Atiyyah! Take the smallest amount (of the skin) so as not to weaken (the body); for it gladdens the face and adds enjoyment for the husband.”

The reports mentioning female genital mutilation (infibulations) are widely regarded as weak traditions amongst Islamic scholars, not to mention unsupported by any Qur’anic verse.
It is practiced only by few among Muslims. If it were a part of Islamic faith, it would have been practiced widely by Muslims everywhere which is not the case.

Africa has the highest prevalence of Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) in the world, including in its most severe forms.

There is not a single verse in the Quran that can be used as a basis for FGM/C; on the contrary there are many verses that condemn the practice.
There are strong stipulations in Islam that upholds the sanctity of the human body; causing harm to the human body without any religious justification is strictly prohibited.

Islamic texts are often used to justify FGM/C in this region; this despite the fact that the majority of the world’s Muslims do not practice it. While there is clear support in the Sunna (Prophet Muhammad’s teachings and actions) for male circumcision in Islam, there is no evidence for FGM/C.

*IMMEDIATE COMPLICATIONS OF FGM*

1. Severe pain
excessive bleeding (haemorrhage)
2. Genital tissue swelling
fever
infections e.g., tetanus
3. Urinary problems
4 Wound healing problems
5 Injury to surrounding genital tissue
6. Shock
7. Death.

*LONG-TERM COMPLICATIONS*

1. Urinary problems (painful urination, urinary tract infections).
2. Vaginal problems (discharge, itching, bacterial vaginosis and other infections).
3. Menstrual problems (painful menstruations, difficulty in passing menstrual blood, etc.).
4. Scar tissue and keloid;
sexual problems (pain during intercourse, decreased satisfaction, etc.)
5. Increased risk of childbirth complications (difficult delivery, excessive bleeding, caesarean section, need to resuscitate the baby, etc.) and newborn deaths.
6. Need for later surgeries.
8. Psychological problems (depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, low self-esteem, etc.)

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