Circumcision (Khitan)

INTENSITY MARKERS:
[M] = Fard / Wajib (Obligatory — must do) | [1] = Sunnah Mu'akkadah / Highly Recommended | [2] = Sunnah / Recommended | [3] = Mustahab / Virtuous / Commendable | [H] = Haram (Forbidden — must not do) | [h] = Makruh (Discouraged — should not do) | [P] = Mubah (Permissible — neutral)

✅ What to Do

[M]Perform circumcision for boys — it is from the fitrah (natural disposition). (Bukhari 5889)

[1]The preferred time is the 7th day after birth (or earlier/later as feasible).

[2]Know that khitan is one of the five fitrah practices: circumcision, shaving pubes,

trimming mustache, clipping nails, plucking armpit hair. (Bukhari 5891, Muslim 3035)

[P]Female circumcision (khifad) — practiced in some schools, limited cutting only.

🚫 What Not to Do

What to Do ↑ As You Wish ↓

[h]Delay khitan beyond puberty without valid reason.

[H]Perform any harmful or excessive cutting.

⭐ As You Wish

What to Do ↑ What Not to Do ↑

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