Aqlaf (an uncircumcised man)

An aqlaf is a man who has not been circumcised; the feminine is qalfa. The jurists limit the rulings to men. Its opposite is the circumcised man. Removing the foreskin is called khitan for men and khafd for women. ¹

The jurists agree that removing the foreskin is one of the practices of the fitra, as several reports list it among the five practices of the fitra. ¹ The Shafi'is and Ahmad hold it obligatory, a view reported from Ibn Abbas and Ali among others; the Hanafis and Malikis hold it a sunna. ¹

• Testimony: the Hanafis reject his testimony if he left it uncut without excuse; the Shafi'is and Hanbalis do the same because they hold it obligatory; the Malikis dislike accepting it. ¹
• Slaughter and game: the majority allow his slaughter and his hunting, since a Christian's slaughter is allowed and so his is more so; Ibn Abbas, Ikrima and Ahmad are reported to have disallowed it. ¹
• Removing the foreskin without the owner's leave: no liability is owed, on the view that the operation is an obligation or a sunna. ²
• Washing under the foreskin: where it is possible without hardship, the Shafi'is and Hanbalis require it in washing and cleansing; the Hanafis recommend it; the Malikis do not regard it as obligatory. ²
• Leading prayer: the Shafi'is and Hanbalis hold that he is not validly clean and so may not lead; the Hanafis allow him to lead, disliked; the Malikis allow it, but dislike appointing him as regular imam. ²