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Is tatheer (katna) permissible according to hadees?

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What is tatheer (katna) in some arab & afrikan contries they perform this on girls, As per hadees is it correct?

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(Fatwa: 630/630/M=1431)

According to the reliable opinion, the circumcision of girl is not sunnah, for it is not proved from authentic hadith.

قال يحيى بن معين: إن حديث ختان المرأة روي من أوحه كثيرة و كلها ضعيفة معلولة مخدوشة لا يصح الاحتجاج بها اهـ . (عون المعبود شرح سنن ابى داؤد) .

Allah (Subhana Wa Ta’ala) knows Best

Darul Ifta,
Darul Uloom Deoband

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