Circumcision, and who first performed it

Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) said that Ibrahim (peace be upon him) circumcised himself at the place called Qadum at the age of one hundred and twenty years, and he lived for eighty years after that.

Sa'id bin al-Musayyib said: Ibrahim was the first person to host a guest, the first person to trim his moustache, cut his nails and remove his pubic hair, the first person to be circumcised, and the first person to see white hair. He said: "O my Lord, what is this?" Allah, the Lord of Might said: "It is honor and dignity." He said: "My Lord, increase me in dignity."

Sayyiduna Shaddad bin Aws (may Allah be pleased with him) said that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Circumcision is a Sunnah for men and an honor for women."

Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) said that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Five things are part of the natural disposition (fitrah)." And he (peace and blessings be upon him) mentioned circumcision among them.

Mansur said that Mujahid and Ibrahim, both of them, said: "Circumcision is a Sunnah."