Sahih al-Bukhari · The Book of Asking Permission
51- بَابُ الْخِتَانِ بَعْدَ الْكِبَرِ وَنَتْفِ الإِبْطِ:
(51) Chapter. Circumcision at an old age, and pulling out one’s armpit hair.
4 hadith · references 6297–6300
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Bukhari · 6297الْفِطْرَةُ خَمْسٌ : الْخِتَانُ ، وَالِاسْتِحْدَادُ ، وَنَتْفُ الْإِبْطِ ، وَقَصُّ الشَّارِبِ ، وَتَقْلِيمُ الْأَظْفَارِThe Prophet (ﷺ) said "Five things are in accordance with Al Fitra (i.e. the tradition of prophets) to be circumcised, to shave the pelvic region, to pull out the hair of the armpits, to cut short the moustaches, and to c5 narratorsBukhari · 6298اخْتَتَنَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ بَعْدَ ثَمَانِينَ سَنَةً ، وَاخْتَتَنَ بِالْقَدُومِ مُخَفَّفَةًIbn 'Abbas was asked, "How old were you when the Prophet (ﷺ) died?" He replied. "At that time I had been circumcised." At that time, people did not circumcise the boys till they attained the age of puberty. Sa'id bin Jub8 narrators·parallel chainBukhari · 6299سُئِلَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ مِثْلُ مَنْ أَنْتَ حِينَ قُبِضَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ؟ قَالَ : أَنَا يَوْمَئِذٍ مَخْتُونٌ ، قَالَ : وَكَانُوا لَا يَخْتِنُونَ الرَّجُلَ حَتَّى يُدْرِكَIbn 'Abbas was asked, "How old were you when the Prophet (ﷺ) died?" He replied. "At that time I had been circumcised." At that time, people did not circumcise the boys till they attained the age of puberty. Sa'id bin Jub7 narratorsBukhari · 6300قُبِضَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَأَنَا خَتِينٌIbn 'Abbas was asked, "How old were you when the Prophet (ﷺ) died?" He replied. "At that time I had been circumcised." At that time, people did not circumcise the boys till they attained the age of puberty. Sa'id bin Jub5 narrators