421 - Ishaq narrated to us, saying: Muhammad ibn Yazid informed us, from Sufyan ibn Husayn, from Yahya ibn Muslim, from Jabir ibn Zayd, from Ibn 'Abbas, who said: 'The prayer of an uncircumcised man is not accepted, his slaughtered animal is not eaten, and his testimony is not accepted.'

422 - Muhammad ibn 'Awf al-Homsi narrated to us, saying: Abu Ayyub al-Dimashqi narrated to us, from Marwan al-Fazari, who said: Muhammad ibn Hassan narrated to me, from 'Abd al-Malik ibn 'Umayr, from Umm 'Atiyyah, that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) commanded a circumciser to perform the procedure and said: 'If you circumcise, do not overdo it, for that is more gratifying for the woman and more beloved to the husband.'

423 - 'Abd al-Rahman ibn Muhammad ibn Salam narrated to us, saying: Mubashshir ibn Isma'il narrated to us, from 'Ali ibn 'Urwah al-Dimashqi, from Ibn 'Abbas, who said: 'I entered upon my maternal aunt Maymunah, and there was a salafah—meaning her jewelry(1)—in the house. Maymunah was saying to the circumciser: "When you perform the reduction(2), just touch the surface and do not overdo it, for it is brighter for the face and more gratifying for her with her husband."'