Darul Ifta Kauzariyya

FGM

Qu-Id: Q0254
Madhab: Shafii
Date: 01-01-1970
Question:
Is FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION allowed in shafii school...... is the opinion that FGM OBLIGATORY in SHAFII school TRUE ?

Answer:
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
الجواب وبالله التوفيق والنجاح

Female genital mutilation is obligatory in  Shafi school. But as this system does not exist today there is nothing wrong with not doing this according to hanafi and maliki schools.

والله أعلم بالصواب
Written by: Mufti Mohammed Adil Al Kauzari
Checked & Approved by: Mufti Rajeeb Al Qasimi
Published by: Mufti Rajeeb Al Qasimi