He [Ibn Taymiyyah] was asked regarding women: Should they be circumcised or not? And he answered: Praise be to Allah! Yes, they should be circumcised. Their circumcision is in cutting the topmost skin, the part like a rooster’s comb. The Messenger of Allah (SAW) said to the “diminisher” [al-khafidah] – the woman who performed circumcisions: "Leave a little and do not go all the way, for that is more pleasant for the face and more of a privilege for her with her husband." In other words, do not exaggerate in cutting, since the purpose of circumcision for a man is his purification from filth that becomes trapped in the foreskin, while the purpose of circumcision for a woman is to regulate her desire, for indeed if she is uncircumcised, she is aroused to strong desire. … If exaggeration in circumcision occurs, desire is weakened, and the man’s intention is not attained, but if the cut is made without exaggerating, the intended moderation is accomplished.