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Please advise if a new Muslim needs to be circumcised?

Answered as per Hanafi Fiqh by Darulihsan.com

Ref: mis042/08

June 2008

Q: Please advise if a new Muslim needs to be circumcised? Infact he is marrying a Muslim girl what should be the procedure if any?

A:

As long as he is of such age and health that he can bare the procedure, he should circumcise.

Mufti Shafiq Jakhura
Iftaa Department, Darul Ihsan Islamic Services Centre
 
I concur with the answer:
Mufti Zubair Bayat
Ameer, Darul Ihsan Islamic Services Centre

This answer was collected from DarulIhsan.com. It’s the official website of Darul Ihsan, which is an Islamic organisation (PBO) based in Durban, South Africa.