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HUKUM PERKHIDMATAN BERKHATAN UNTUK PELAJAR OKU (KERENCATAN AKAL)
Is circumcision obligatory for students with intellectual disabilities, and should circumcision services be provided for them?
Short answer
Circumcision is originally obligatory for males, and recommended or merely an honour for females.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Johor State Mufti Department
- Date
- Status
- Fatwa committee decision
- Series
- Fatwa Negeri Johor
- Topic
- Medicine & Health
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Circumcision is originally obligatory for males, and recommended or merely an honour for females. A person with diminished intellect (معتوه) is exempted from bodily religious obligations, based on the hadith that the pen is lifted from three categories of people. For children with intellectual impairment, the obligation depends on the severity of the brain impairment, and it falls away in severe cases, with family members responsible for keeping the child clean. Haemophilia patients are likewise not obliged because of the harm involved, but must learn the rules of purification.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Hukum asal khatan untuk lelaki adalah wajib.
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Johor State Mufti Department. “HUKUM PERKHIDMATAN BERKHATAN UNTUK PELAJAR OKU (KERENCATAN AKAL)”, 29 January 2020. https://said.johor.gov.my/perkhidmatan/paparan_detail_fatwa.php?id=222. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/circumcision-services-for-disabled-students-johor/