Medical Issues: Is Female Circumcision Obligatory in Islam?

Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Imam Khamenei

Medical Issues: Is Female Circumcision Obligatory in Islam?

English:

Question #1298:

Is girls’ circumcision obligatory?

Answer #1298:

It is not obligatory.

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