Chapter: The Circumcision of Men and Women

• I heard Ishaq say: 'It used to be said: Circumcision is a Sunnah for men, and an honor for women.'

417 - Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr narrated to us, saying: 'Abd al-Wahid narrated to us, saying: al-Hajjaj narrated to us, from Makhul, from Abu Ayyub, who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: 'Circumcision is a Sunnah for men, and an honor for women.'

418 - Muhammad ibn al-Wazir al-Dimashqi narrated to us, saying: al-Walid ibn Muslim narrated to us, saying: I said to Malik ibn Anas: 'Is the circumcision of boys at seven days?' He said: 'I do not know about seven days, but circumcision is a purification, so the sooner it is performed, the more beloved it is to me.'

419 - al-Walid said: Abu 'Amr al-Awza'i said: 'Circumcision for men is a Sunnah; no one may abandon it, unless it is delayed for a man who has embraced Islam due to extreme cold or extreme heat.'

It was said to Abu 'Amr: 'A man was circumcised, but the circumciser left some of the skin, did not remove it, and did not pay attention to it until it healed?' He said: 'If the majority of it has been purified, he does not repeat it, but if the majority of it remains, he must repeat the circumcision.'

420 - 'Amr ibn 'Uthman narrated to us, saying: Baqiyyah ibn al-Walid narrated to us, from Mubashshir ibn 'Ubayd, who said: I was sitting with Zayd ibn Aslam when he was asked: 'When should a young girl be circumcised?' He said: 'Between the age of eight and nine; it should not be delayed beyond that.'