Circumcising a 14 year-old non-Muslim boy

26-12-2004 | IslamWeb

Question:

I am a Christian lady widow who wishes to become part of Islam, I have a 14-years-old boy who does not yet seek the way of Islam with me. He is not circumcised, would it be good in the eyes of Allaah to have him circumcised as my part of my faith in joining Islam.

---

Answer:

All perfect praise be to Allaah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allaah, and that Muhammad is His slave and Messenger. We ask Allaah to exalt his mention as well as that of his family and all his companions.

 

Dear sister, we advise you to hasten to become Muslim. We ask Allaah, the Almighty, to bestow on you right guidance to the truth and to purify your heart from disbelief.

You become Muslim only by believing and uttering the testimonies of faith saying: "Ash-hadu allaa Ilaaha Illallaah Wa Ash-hadu Anna Muhammadan Rasoolullaah" which means (I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allaah and I testify that Muhammad is Allaah's Messenger). For more details, please read the Fatwa: 86969.

You should first accept Islam and then try your best to convince your child, relatives and others to accept this true religion.

Circumcision is not a compulsory condition for being a Muslim as we have mentioned before in our Fatwa: 81632.

Allaah knows best.