Advanced Personal Status Surah: Al-Baqarah (124)

Key verse: "And when Abraham was tried by his Lord with words and he fulfilled them, He said: I will make you a leader for the people." (2:124)

Basis of evidence: The "words" with which Abraham was tested include circumcision — "Abraham was circumcised at the age of eighty." (Bukhari 3356)

Direct Quranic evidence: "The religion of your father Abraham" (22:78) — the Abrahamic Sharia that Islam adopted — and circumcision is among the acts of fitra (natural disposition) referenced by the Prophet (peace be upon him).

Ruling on circumcision:

• Majority (Shafi'i and Hanbali): Obligatory for males — a Sharia duty.
• Maliki and Hanafi: Confirmed Sunnah — not sinful to omit but disliked.

Female circumcision: Contested — Shafi'is consider it obligatory; most contemporary scholars hold it as a light sunnah at the minimum level, with emphasis on prohibiting harm.

Wisdom: Cleanliness and health preservation — "Circumcision is sunnah for men and an honor for women." (Ahmad, sound chain)

Source: Bukhari (3356); Al-Mughni — Ibn Qudama (1/115); Al-Majmu' — Al-Nawawi (1/291); Ahmad (20719)

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