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Hukum Menukar Status Jantina Di Mykad
Is it permissible to change the gender status on the MyKad after undergoing a sex reassignment surgery?
Short answer
The 68th Muzakarah of the National Fatwa Committee, held on 14 April 2005, ruled that changing the gender status on the MyKad is permissible for a holder whose surgery is allowed by Islamic law.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- National Fatwa Committee (JAKIM)
- Date
- Status
- Fatwa committee decision
- Series
- Kompilasi Pandangan Hukum Muzakarah Jawatankuasa Fatwa MKI (JAKIM, terbitan 2016)
- Topic
- Medicine & Health
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
The 68th Muzakarah of the National Fatwa Committee, held on 14 April 2005, ruled that changing the gender status on the MyKad is permissible for a holder whose surgery is allowed by Islamic law. It is forbidden if the surgery undergone is not permitted by Islamic law. The ruling on the change therefore depends on whether the surgery itself is permissible.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Menukar status jantina dalam MyKad bagi pemilik yang menjalani pembedahan jantina yang diharuskan oleh syarak adalah harus;
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
National Fatwa Committee (JAKIM). “Hukum Menukar Status Jantina Di Mykad”, 14 April 2005. https://www.islam.gov.my/images/ePenerbitan/KOMPILASI_MUZAKARAH_MKI_2016.pdf#hukum-menukar-status-jantina-di-mykad. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/changing-gender-status-on-mykad-ruling/