A GOD OF MORAL PERFECTION: THE DESTRUCTION OF …

(A: Hanbalis hold that circumcision of women is not obligatory but sunna, while Hanafis consider it a mere courtesy to the husband.)" -- 'Umdat al-Salik e4.3 Muhammad himself did not condemn it, but merely cautioned against going overboard: "A woman used to perform circumcision in Medina. ................
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