Asslamu Alaikum Ustadh, there is a popular online shaykh who has spoken about female circumcision and saying in Islam there is a difference in that than FGM. Is there such a thing in Islam or is this a pre-Islam Arabian practice? Jazakallah Khairan

Ustadh AbdulAziz al-Haqqan

They mentioned that some people believe there is a need for it—sometimes even a medical need—and they proceed accordingly. There are, however, other opinions as well.