Excerpt from the book "Wālidayn aur Aulād ke Ḥuqūq" by Shaykh Jāwēd Iqbāl Sīālkōṭī
Circumcision (Khatnah) Is Part of Natural Disposition (Fiṭrah)
◈ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ يَقُولُ:
«الفِطْرَةُ خَمْسٌ: الخِتَانُ، وَالاسْتِحْدَادُ، وَقَصُّ الشَّارِبِ، وَتَقْلِيمُ الأَظْفَارِ، وَنَتْفُ الإِبْطِ»
(صحيح البخاري، كتاب اللباس، باب تقليم الأظفار: 5891)
Translation:
Abū Hurayrah رضي الله عنه reported: I heard the Prophet ﷺ say:
“Five practices are part of natural disposition (Fiṭrah):
① Circumcision (Khatnah)
② Removing pubic hair
③ Trimming the moustache
④ Cutting the nails
⑤ Plucking the armpit hair.”_
(Saḥīḥ al-Bukhārī: 5891)
✔ Circumcision (Khatnah) is a Sunnah practice rooted in human nature (Fiṭrah) and emphasized by the Prophet ﷺ.
✔ The command implies obligation, especially for males, as part of Islamic hygiene and purity.
Although some narrations mention performing circumcision on the seventh day,
those ahadith are weak (ḍaʿīf) and therefore not relied upon for setting a fixed time.
❖ Topic:
Circumcision (Khatnah) Is Part of Natural Disposition (Fiṭrah)
✿ Hadith:
◈ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ يَقُولُ:
«الفِطْرَةُ خَمْسٌ: الخِتَانُ، وَالاسْتِحْدَادُ، وَقَصُّ الشَّارِبِ، وَتَقْلِيمُ الأَظْفَارِ، وَنَتْفُ الإِبْطِ»
(صحيح البخاري، كتاب اللباس، باب تقليم الأظفار: 5891)
Translation:
Abū Hurayrah رضي الله عنه reported: I heard the Prophet ﷺ say:
“Five practices are part of natural disposition (Fiṭrah):
① Circumcision (Khatnah)
② Removing pubic hair
③ Trimming the moustache
④ Cutting the nails
⑤ Plucking the armpit hair.”_
(Saḥīḥ al-Bukhārī: 5891)
Key Point:
✔ Circumcision (Khatnah) is a Sunnah practice rooted in human nature (Fiṭrah) and emphasized by the Prophet ﷺ.
✔ The command implies obligation, especially for males, as part of Islamic hygiene and purity.
❖ Note on Timing:
Although some narrations mention performing circumcision on the seventh day,
those ahadith are weak (ḍaʿīf) and therefore not relied upon for setting a fixed time.
❖ Practical Guidance:
- Circumcision is a physical Sunnah that should be fulfilled during childhood.
- It is part of maintaining personal cleanliness and fitrah, alongside trimming, shaving, and cutting.
