"Question:
What is the most preferred view on female circumcision? Did Prophet Muhammad ﷺ allow it for females and why? جزاك الله جيرا
Answer:
Female Circumcision in Islam
The Prophet ﷺ said:
خَمْسٌ مِنَ الْفِطْرَةِ: الْخِتَانُ، وَالِاسْتِحْدَادُ، وَتَقْلِيمُ الْأَظْفَارِ، وَنَتْفُ الْإِبْطِ، وَقَصُّ الشَّارِبِ
Five things are connected to the Fitrah: Circumcision, Shaving the pubic hairs, Clipping the nails, Plucking the armpit hairs and Trimming the moustache.
The term Fitrah refers to the inherent and natural qualities and ways of a human-being.[1] The laws of the Shariah are equally applicable to men and women ( [2]النساء شقائق الرجال), except where there is clear proof stating that women are exempted. The acts of Fitrah mentioned in the Hadith are general and relates to both male and female. Furthermore, there are no evidences indicating that circumcision is restricted to males only.
In fact, female circumcision was the norm and custom of Arab women and was also endorsed by the Prophet ﷺ. Consider the following Ahadith of the Prophet ﷺ;
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https://islamqa.org/hanafi/fatwa-tt/134090/what-is-the-ruling-of-shariah-on-female-circumcision/
