Wa alaykum assalam wa rahmatullah wa barakatuh

In the Name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Mercy-Giving

All praise is due to Allah. Peace and blessings be upon His Messenger Muhammad.

The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “Five practices are of the characteristics of fitrah (natural disposition): circumcision, shaving the pubic region, clipping the nails, plucking the underarm hair, and trimming the moustache.” (Al-Bukhari and Muslim)

The majority of Muslim scholars hold the opinion that it is obligatory on Muslim males to get circumcised. Imam Abu Hanifah maintains that it is only recommendable.

The opinion of the majority is more preponderant. When circumcision was prescribed for Prophet Abraham (peace be upon him), he circumcised himself, though he was 80 years old. Recent scientific reports have showed how circumcision could be a preventive measure against many diseases including penis cancer, venereal diseases, and urinary tract infections.

So, a Muslim male who is able to get circumcised but neglects it commits a sin by neglecting such an obligation. Similarly a Muslim who gets uncircumcised becomes sinful as he willfully challenges Shari`ah obligations.

Nevertheless, circumcision is a separate obligation that has no effect on one’s belief or other religious practices such as Prayers and Hajj. It does not also affect the validity of one’s marriage.

If we suppose a situation where Muslims would be under such persecution that a Muslim would be killed for being circumcised, that would be a case of dire necessity that would justify getting uncircumcised. But one may not presuppose this situation unless there are portents of it.

Almighty Allah knows best.