Female Circumcision

 

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

الصلاة والسلام عليك يا سيدى يا رسول الله وعلى آلك واصحابك يا سيدى يا نور الله

In the Name of Allah, the Rahman, the Merciful

Prayers and peace be upon you, my Master, Apostle of Allah

And upon your Family and Companions, my Master, Light of Allah

Female circumcision, often dubbed “female genital mutilation” (FGM) is a practice that is widely considered barbaric and a violation of the basic human rights of girls and women. While this practice is considered wajib (obligatory) in the Shafi’i school of jurisprudence, and recommended (mandub) in two other schools (Maliki and Hanbali). But in our Hanafi school, which is surely superior to the other three, female circumcision has no religious status. In most of the Muslim world, especially where the Hanafi school is prevalent, it is not widely practised. Nevertheless, I believe that Muslims should unite to oppose any ban on this practice under pressure from the hypocritical Western agencies and their liberal, secular, modernist dogs. We Muslims must reject the conventions of so-called “human rights” that Western civilization and its agencies have imposed upon us. Female circumcision is today practised mostly in parts of Africa, among both Muslims and non-Muslims. While I consider it merely a cultural practice and not having any Islamic significance, Muslims of other schools do consider it a religious practice, therefore, their sentiments must be respected. And while infant male circumcision, while practiced predominantly by us Muslims, is not as controversial as female circumcision and therefore there is no serious threat to its legality in most of the world, there is a growing movement among the unbelievers especially in Europe to have it criminalized. When it comes to the issue of infant male circumcision Muslims must absolutely unite and be uncompromising. We must resist fiercely any attempt to ban this rite which is universally accepted and practised by us Sunni Muslims, and even many non-Sunni sects. Recent attempts to ban infant male circumcision in Germany and Iceland should concern the Muslims, but thankfully, to date, these diabolical campaigns have been foiled.