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Subject : Islamic Ruling on Circumcision for someone who Fears Harm [from the Procedure]
Fatwa Number : 4377
Date : 30-03-2026
Classified : Medicine & seeking treatment
Fatwa Type : Summarized Fatawaa

Question :

A person who has recently embraced Islam is afraid of undergoing circumcision (khitān) — what should he do?



The Answer :

All praise is due to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon our master, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ.

If this person would be harmed by undergoing circumcision, based on the assessment of a trustworthy physician, then he is not obligated to undergo it. However, if the matter is simply a fear of the procedure itself, then it may be postponed until he feels at ease and settled about it, provided this does not lead him to become averse to Islam — while still taking care to remove any impurity from the concealed area [beneath the foreskin]. And Allah, the Exalted, knows best.






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