Non-circumcised man leading prayers

Question: 2140

If a man or woman becomes Muslim after the age of thirty or thereabouts, do they have to be circumcised? Is a man who is not circumcised permitted to lead the prayer?

Answer

Praise be to Allah, and blessings and peace be upon the Messenger of Allah. To proceed:

Circumcision is a part of sunan al-fitrah (actions befitting the natural state of man) for men and women, but if it is not done after a person is fully-grown, there is nothing to worry about. As for a non-circumcised man leading the prayers, this is valid.

Source:

Fatawa al-Lajnah al-Daa’imah, 5/117

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