Medical Issues: Is Circumcision Obligatory in Islam?

Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Imam Khamenei

Medical Issues: Is Circumcision Obligatory in Islam?

English:

Question #1296:

Is circumcision obligatory?

Answer #1296:

Circumcision of boys is obligatory in itself and as a condition for the validity of tawāf in both hajj and ‘umrah. If it is left until the boy attains adulthood, it becomes obligatory on him to have circumcision.

-Imam Khamenei, Practical Laws of Islam, Importance and Conditions of Medical Issues